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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
Humans are exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) under various circumstances, e.g. cosmic radiation, diagnostic X-rays and radiotherapy for cancer. It has been shown that IR can impair spermatogenesis and can cause mutations in germ cells. However, the mutagenic responses of germ cells exposed to IR at different stages of testicular maturation have not been examined by directly assessing the mutant frequency in defined spermatogenic cell types. This study was performed to address whether preadult exposure to IR can increase mutations in adult germ cells that could in turn have a major impact on adult reproductive function and the health of ensuing offspring. Male Lac I transgenic mice were irradiated with a single dose of 2.5 Gy of gamma-ray at different ages before adulthood, reflecting different stages of testicular maturation, and then mutant frequency (MF) was determined directly in spermatogenic cell types emanating from the irradiated precursor cells. The results showed that (1) preadult exposure to IR did not significantly increase MF in adult epididymal spermatozoa; (2) spermatogenic stages immediately following the irradiated stage(s) displayed an elevated mutant frequency; but (3) the mutant frequency was restored to unirradiated levels in later stages of spermatogenesis. These findings provide evidence that there is a mechanism(s) to prevent spermatogenic cells with elevated mutant frequencies from progressing through spermatogenesis.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
654
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Recovery of a low mutant frequency after ionizing radiation-induced mutagenesis during spermatogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cellular & Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural