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Comparing the effects of irradiation with protons or photons on neonatal mouse brain: Apoptosis, oncogenesis and hippocampal alterations

TitleComparing the effects of irradiation with protons or photons on neonatal mouse brain: Apoptosis, oncogenesis and hippocampal alterations
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsGiovannini, Daniela, Antonelli Francesca, Casciati Arianna, De Angelis C., M. Astorino Denise, Bazzano G., Fratini Emiliano, Ampollini A., Vadrucci M., Cisbani E., Nenzi P., Picardi L., Saran Anna, Marino Carmela, Mancuso Mariateresa, Ronsivalle C., and Pazzaglia Simonetta
JournalRadiotherapy and Oncology
Volume195
Abstract

Background and Purpose: Medulloblastoma (MB) is a common primary brain cancer in children. Proton therapy in pediatric MB is intensively studied and widely adopted. Compared to photon, proton radiations offer potential for reduced toxicity due to the characteristic Bragg Peak at the end of their path in tissue. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of irradiation with the same dose of protons or photons in Patched1 heterozygous knockout mice, a murine model predisposed to cancer and non-cancer radiogenic pathologies, including MB and lens opacity. Materials and Methods: TOP-IMPLART is a pulsed linear proton accelerator for proton therapy applications. We compared the long-term health effects of 3 Gy of protons or photons in neonatal mice exposed at postnatal day 2, during a peculiarly susceptible developmental phase of the cerebellum, lens, and hippocampus, to genotoxic stress. Results: Experimental testing of the 5 mm Spread-Out Bragg Peak (SOBP) proton beam, through evaluation of apoptotic response, confirmed that both cerebellum and hippocampus were within the SOBP irradiation field. While no differences in MB induction were observed after irradiation with protons or photons, lens opacity examination confirmed sparing of the lens after proton exposure. Marked differences in expression of neurogenesis-related genes and in neuroinflammation, but not in hippocampal neurogenesis, were observed after irradiation of wild-type mice with both radiation types. Conclusion. In-vivo experiments with radiosensitive mouse models improve our mechanistic understanding of the dependence of brain damage on radiation quality, thus having important implications in translational research. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

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DOI10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110267
Citation KeyGiovannini2024