Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment.  Relevance in Radiation Toxicity

Corre, Isabelle; Guillonneau, Maëva; Paris, François

doi:10.3390/ijms141122678

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Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment. Relevance in Radiation Toxicity

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Isabelle Corre

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Maëva Guillonneau

and

François Paris

CRCNA-UMR Inserm U892-CNRS 6299-Institut de Recherche en Santé de l'Université de Nantes, Nantes 44007, France

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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14(11), 22678-22696; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141122678

Submission received: 9 October 2013 / Revised: 1 November 2013 / Accepted: 6 November 2013 / Published: 18 November 2013

(This article belongs to the Collection Radiation Toxicity in Cells)

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Abstract

Tumor areas can now be very precisely delimited thanks to technical progress in imaging and ballistics. This has also led to the development of novel radiotherapy protocols, delivering higher doses of ionizing radiation directly to cancer cells. Despite this, radiation toxicity in healthy tissue remains a major issue, particularly with dose-escalation in these new protocols. Acute and late tissue damage following irradiation have both been linked to the endothelium irrigating normal tissues. The molecular mechanisms involved in the endothelial response to high doses of radiation are associated with signaling from the plasma membrane, mainly via the acid sphingomyelinase/ceramide pathway. This review describes this signaling pathway and discusses the relevance of targeting endothelial signaling to protect healthy tissues from the deleterious effects of high doses of radiation.

Keywords: radiotherapy; radiation toxicity; endothelium; plasma membrane; acid sphingomyelinase; ceramide

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Corre, I.; Guillonneau, M.; Paris, F. Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment. Relevance in Radiation Toxicity. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14, 22678-22696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141122678

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Corre I, Guillonneau M, Paris F. Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment. Relevance in Radiation Toxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2013; 14(11):22678-22696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141122678

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Corre, Isabelle, Maëva Guillonneau, and François Paris. 2013. "Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment. Relevance in Radiation Toxicity" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14, no. 11: 22678-22696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141122678

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Corre, I., Guillonneau, M., & Paris, F. (2013). Membrane Signaling Induced by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in the Endothelial Compartment. Relevance in Radiation Toxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14(11), 22678-22696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms141122678

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