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CHAPTER 3<br />

RESULTS<br />

Having established the bystander effect in human cell lines, the mechanism of such a bystander<br />

effect was investigated in mouse cell line.<br />

The experimental design, consisted of the following sets: (a) control unirradiated cells, (b) γ<br />

irradiated cells, (c) EL-4 cells receiving medium from unirradiated EL-4 cells or RAW 264.7<br />

cells or LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cells (d) EL-4 cells receiving medium from γ irradiated EL-<br />

4 cells or irradiated RAW 264.7 cells or LPS stimulated and irradiated RAW 264.7 cells and (e)<br />

EL-4 cells receiving γ irradiated medium. The cells (EL-4 and RAW 264.7) were also divided<br />

into two groups; one was treated with 20 µM cPTIO (NO scavenger) and the other with 1 mmol<br />

L-NAME (NOS inhibitor). L-NAME was washed off after 30 min so that it is not present in the<br />

bystander cells during incubation.<br />

3.4.3 Bystander effect in similar cells (EL-4 Vs EL-4)<br />

3.4.3.1 Gene expression of NF-κB (p65), iNOS, p53 and p21 in irradiated and bystander cells<br />

The relative gene expression in EL-4 cells cultured for 2 h in presence of different conditioned<br />

media was studied. Actin-β gene expression in each group was used as internal control.<br />

Expression of NF-κB (p65) and iNOS genes were significantly upregulated in irradiated as well<br />

as in bystander cells as compared to the unirradiated control (Fig.3.4.3.1 A and B, Lane, 2 and<br />

3), but their expression was not altered in the cells that had received only irradiated medium or<br />

medium from unirradiated control cells (Fig.3.4.3.1A and B, Lane, 4 and 5). Similarly, the<br />

expression of p53 and p21 genes were found to be significantly upregulated in irradiated and<br />

bystander cells as compared to the control (Fig.3.4.3.1 C and D, Lane, 2 and 3). However, in the<br />

cells cultured in presence of irradiated medium there was a marginal up-regulation of p53 and no<br />

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