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Bystander effect: role of iNOS d S. GHOSH et al. 1569<br />

Fig. 1. Gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS),<br />

p21, p53, and NF-kB (p65) in EL-4 cells cultured for 2 h in presence<br />

of different conditioned media. Total RNA from EL-4 cells was isolated<br />

and reverse transcribed. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase<br />

chain reaction (PCR) analysis of iNOS, p21, p53, and NF-kB<br />

(p65) genes was carried out as described in materials and methods.<br />

PCR products were resolved on 1.5% agarose gels containing ethidium<br />

bromide. b-Actin gene expression in each group was used as an<br />

internal control. Ratio of intensities of (A) NF-kB (p65), (B) iNOS,<br />

(C) p53, and (D) p21band to that of respective b-actin band as quantified<br />

from gel pictures are shown above each gel picture. Key: Lane<br />

1, control unirradiated EL-4 cells; Lane 2, g irradiated EL-4 cells;<br />

Lane 3, unirradiated EL-4 cells receiving medium from g-irradiated<br />

EL-4 cells. Data represent means SE of three independent experiments;<br />

significantly different from unirradiated controls: *p < 0.05,<br />

**p < 0.01.<br />

There was a clear DNA ladder formation (a hallmark of apoptosis)<br />

in irradiated and bystander EL-4 cells. Apoptosis<br />

was found to be higher in irradiated cells than bystander cells<br />

(Fig. 4, Lanes 2, 3). Apoptosis in irradiated and bystander<br />

EL-4 cells was further confirmed by annexin V/PI assay<br />

(Fig. 5).<br />

EL-4 cells that had received only irradiated medium or<br />

medium from unirradiated control cells did not show any<br />

upregulation of NF-kB and iNOS or NO production or<br />

DNA damage or apoptosis (data not shown).<br />

Bystander effect in dissimilar cells (EL-4 Vs RAW 264.7)<br />

Having confirmed the existence of bystander signaling between<br />

similar cells (EL-4 Vs EL-4), the work was extended to<br />

determine if bystander effects can be demonstrated between<br />

different cell type (RAW 264.7 and EL-4) and whether the<br />

Fig. 2. Nitric oxide (NO) production from EL-4 cells cultured for 24<br />

h in the presence of different conditioned media. The culture supernatant<br />

from each group of EL-4 cells was used for determination of<br />

NO 2 – with Griess reagent. Key: Lane 1, control unirradiated EL-4<br />

cells; Lane 2, g irradiated EL-4 cells; Lane 3, unirradiated EL-4 cells<br />

receiving medium from g irradiated EL-4 cells. Data represent<br />

means SE of three independent experiments; significantly different<br />

from unirradiated controls: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.<br />

state of stimulation of macrophages (RAW 264.7) affects bystander<br />

response. The expression of NF-kB was not altered in<br />

EL-4 cells that had received medium from either unstimulated<br />

RAW 264.7 cells or irradiated RAW 264.7 cells, but<br />

the expression of iNOS was downregulated (Fig. 6, Lanes<br />

3, 5). In EL-4 cells that had received medium from LPS stimulated<br />

RAW 264.7 cells there was an upregulation of iNOS<br />

gene (Fig. 6, Lane 4). The expression of both the genes<br />

(NF-kB and iNOS) was significantly upregulated in EL-4<br />

cells that had received medium from LPS stimulated and<br />

irradiated RAW 264.7 cells (Fig. 6, Lane 2).<br />

The EL-4 cells that had received medium from unstimulated<br />

RAW 264.7 cells or LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells<br />

or irradiated RAW 264.7 cells did not show any increase in<br />

DNA damage (Fig. 7, Lanes 3–5). But there was significantly<br />

higher DNA damage in EL-4 cells that had received medium<br />

from LPS stimulated and irradiated RAW 264.7 cells<br />

(p < 0.01) (Fig. 7, Lane, 2).<br />

Effect of L-NAME and cPTIO on Bystander response<br />

Because the expressions of NF-kB and iNOS gene were<br />

significantly upregulated in irradiated and bystander cells<br />

(Fig. 8, Lanes 2, 3), it was of interest to determine what

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