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Mechanisms of UV-induced human lymphocyte apoptosis
M A Nakvasina1, M G Holyavka1, V G Artyukhov1
1Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 394018 Russia.
Abstract:
The article reviews the results of the studies of marker parameters (indicators) of various pathways and mechanisms of apoptosis of lymphocytes in donor peripheral blood induced by UV light (240-390 nm) in doses of 151, 1510, and 3020 J/m2. The article analyses the processes of DNA fragmentation, distortion of the structural asymmetry of the cell membranes, changes in the degree of DNA damage (single-strand breaks), transcriptional factor р53, cytochrome с, Fas receptors (CD95), caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9, reactive oxygen species, and calcium ions in UV modified cells. The study determined that programmed cell death of lymphocytes after UV irradiation with 1510 J/m2 involves the р53-dependent pathway of the nuclear mechanism, as well as receptor-mediated caspase mechanism, mitochondrial mechanism, and the mechanism associated with the defects in calcium homeostasis. Cell death is mediated by reactive oxygen and calcium ions. The article suggests a scheme of possible intracellular events resulting in the apoptotic death of lymphocytes after UV irradiation.
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