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Journal Article
Impact of Ultra-High-Dose-Rate Irradiation on DNA: Single-Strand Breaks and Base Damage
2025
Overview
Studying different types of DNA damage induced by ultra-high-dose-rate (UHDR) irradiation is essential for understanding the mechanism underlying the FLASH effect. pBR322 plasmid DNA was irradiated using an electron FLASH beam. The content of each subtype of plasmid DNA was measured via gel electrophoresis, and the extent of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and single-strand breaks (SSBs) under UHDR and conventional-dose-rate irradiation (CONV) was quantitatively compared. Furthermore, by adding the endonucleases Nth and Fpg, the extent of base damage in the UHDR and CONV group was quantitatively analyzed. In addition, the effects of different plasmid concentrations on the damage degree were studied. The induction rates of SSBs (×10−3 SSB/Gy/molecule) under UHDR and CONV were 21.7 ± 0.4 and 25.8 ± 0.3, respectively. When treated with the Fpg and Nth enzymes, the base damage induction rates (×10−3 SSB/Gy/molecule) under UHDR and CONV irradiation were 43.3 ± 2.0 and 58.4 ± 4.5, respectively. Additionally, UHDR irradiation consistently reduced SSBs and base damage at both high and low plasmid concentrations, although the absolute level of DNA damage was still influenced by the plasmid concentration. UHDR has a significant effect on reducing SSBs and base damage when compared to CONV across plasmid concentrations.
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MDPI AG,MDPI
