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Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy

INTRODUCTION: The biological consequences of absorbed radiation doses are ill-defined for radiopharmaceuticals, unlike for external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). A reliable assay that assesses the biological consequences of any radionuclide is much needed. Here, we evaluated the cell-free plasmid DNA as...

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Autores principales: Verger, Elise, Cheng, Jordan, de Santis, Vittorio, Iafrate, Madeleine, Jackson, Jessica A., Imberti, Cinzia, Fruhwirth, Gilbert O., Blower, Philip J., Ma, Michelle T., Burnham, Daniel R., Terry, Samantha Y.A.
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Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7611685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34153932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2021.06.004
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author Verger, Elise
Cheng, Jordan
de Santis, Vittorio
Iafrate, Madeleine
Jackson, Jessica A.
Imberti, Cinzia
Fruhwirth, Gilbert O.
Blower, Philip J.
Ma, Michelle T.
Burnham, Daniel R.
Terry, Samantha Y.A.
author_facet Verger, Elise
Cheng, Jordan
de Santis, Vittorio
Iafrate, Madeleine
Jackson, Jessica A.
Imberti, Cinzia
Fruhwirth, Gilbert O.
Blower, Philip J.
Ma, Michelle T.
Burnham, Daniel R.
Terry, Samantha Y.A.
author_sort Verger, Elise
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description INTRODUCTION: The biological consequences of absorbed radiation doses are ill-defined for radiopharmaceuticals, unlike for external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). A reliable assay that assesses the biological consequences of any radionuclide is much needed. Here, we evaluated the cell-free plasmid DNA assay to determine the relative biological effects of radionuclides such as Auger electron-emitting [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) or [(111)In]InCl(3) compared to EBRT. METHODS: Supercoiled pBR322 plasmid DNA (1.25 or 5 ng/μL) was incubated with 0.5 or 1 MBq [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) or [(111)In]InCl(3) for up to 73 h or was exposed to EBRT((137)Cs; 5 Gy/min; 0-40 Gy). The induction of relaxed and linear plasmid DNA, representing single and double strand breaks, respectively, was assessed by gel electrophoresis. Chelated forms of (67)Ga were also investigated using DOTA and THP. Topological conversion rates for supercoiled-to-relaxed [Formula: see text] or relaxed-to-linear [Formula: see text] DNA were obtained by fitting a kinetic model. RESULTS: DNA damage increased both with EBRT dose and incubation time for [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) and [(111)In]InCl(3). Damage caused by [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) decreased when chelated. [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) proved more damaging than [(111)In]InCl(3); 1.25 ng/μL DNA incubated with 0.5 MBq [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) for 2 h led to a 70% decrease of intact plasmid DNA as opposed to only a 19% decrease for [(111)In]InCl(3). For both EBRT and radionuclides, conversion rates were slower for 5 ng/μL than 1.25 ng/μL plasmid DNA. DNA damage caused by 1 Gy EBRT was the equivalent to damage caused by 0.5 MBq unchelated [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) and [(111)In]InCl(3) after 2.05 ± 0.36 and 9.3 ± 0.77 h of incubation, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This work has highlighted the power of the plasmid DNA assay for a rapid determination of the relative biological effects of radionuclides compared to external beam radiotherapy. It is envisaged this approach will enable the systematic assessment of imaging and therapeutic radionuclides, including Auger electron-emitters, to further inform radiopharmaceutical design and application.
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spelling pubmed-76116852021-09-19 Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy Verger, Elise Cheng, Jordan de Santis, Vittorio Iafrate, Madeleine Jackson, Jessica A. Imberti, Cinzia Fruhwirth, Gilbert O. Blower, Philip J. Ma, Michelle T. Burnham, Daniel R. Terry, Samantha Y.A. Nucl Med Biol Article INTRODUCTION: The biological consequences of absorbed radiation doses are ill-defined for radiopharmaceuticals, unlike for external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). A reliable assay that assesses the biological consequences of any radionuclide is much needed. Here, we evaluated the cell-free plasmid DNA assay to determine the relative biological effects of radionuclides such as Auger electron-emitting [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) or [(111)In]InCl(3) compared to EBRT. METHODS: Supercoiled pBR322 plasmid DNA (1.25 or 5 ng/μL) was incubated with 0.5 or 1 MBq [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) or [(111)In]InCl(3) for up to 73 h or was exposed to EBRT((137)Cs; 5 Gy/min; 0-40 Gy). The induction of relaxed and linear plasmid DNA, representing single and double strand breaks, respectively, was assessed by gel electrophoresis. Chelated forms of (67)Ga were also investigated using DOTA and THP. Topological conversion rates for supercoiled-to-relaxed [Formula: see text] or relaxed-to-linear [Formula: see text] DNA were obtained by fitting a kinetic model. RESULTS: DNA damage increased both with EBRT dose and incubation time for [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) and [(111)In]InCl(3). Damage caused by [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) decreased when chelated. [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) proved more damaging than [(111)In]InCl(3); 1.25 ng/μL DNA incubated with 0.5 MBq [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) for 2 h led to a 70% decrease of intact plasmid DNA as opposed to only a 19% decrease for [(111)In]InCl(3). For both EBRT and radionuclides, conversion rates were slower for 5 ng/μL than 1.25 ng/μL plasmid DNA. DNA damage caused by 1 Gy EBRT was the equivalent to damage caused by 0.5 MBq unchelated [(67)Ga]GaCl(3) and [(111)In]InCl(3) after 2.05 ± 0.36 and 9.3 ± 0.77 h of incubation, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This work has highlighted the power of the plasmid DNA assay for a rapid determination of the relative biological effects of radionuclides compared to external beam radiotherapy. It is envisaged this approach will enable the systematic assessment of imaging and therapeutic radionuclides, including Auger electron-emitters, to further inform radiopharmaceutical design and application. 2021-06-15 2021-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7611685/ /pubmed/34153932 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2021.06.004 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Verger, Elise
Cheng, Jordan
de Santis, Vittorio
Iafrate, Madeleine
Jackson, Jessica A.
Imberti, Cinzia
Fruhwirth, Gilbert O.
Blower, Philip J.
Ma, Michelle T.
Burnham, Daniel R.
Terry, Samantha Y.A.
Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title_full Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title_fullStr Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title_short Validation of the plasmid study to relate DNA damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
title_sort validation of the plasmid study to relate dna damaging effects of radionuclides to those from external beam radiotherapy
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7611685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34153932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2021.06.004
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