Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2147943 Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

•Long-term LDR induces cross adaptive response (AR) to cadmium (Cd).•Long-term Cd exposure induces cross ARs to challenging radiation and Cd.•Physicochemical factor induced ARs were regulated by DNA methylation.

The possible involvement of epigenetic factors in health risks due to exposures to environmental toxicants and ionizing radiation is poorly understood. We have tested the hypothesis that DNA methylation contributes to the adaptive response (AR) to ionizing radiation or Cd. Human B lymphoblast cells HMy2.CIR were irradiated (0.032 Gy γ-rays) three times per week for 4 weeks or exposed to CdCl2 (0.005, 0.01, or 0.1 μM) for 3 months, and then challenged with a high dose of Cd (50 or 100 μM) or γ-rays (2 Gy). Long-term low-dose radiation (LDR) or long-term low-dose Cd exposure induced AR against challenging doses of Cd and irradiation, respectively. When the primed cells were treated with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC), a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, the ARs were eliminated. These results indicate that DNA methylation is involved in the induction of AR in HMy2.CIR cells.

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