^7Li和^12C离子致DNA损伤的研究

脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)是生物体中一类重要的大分子。它是遗传信息的载体，也是辐射生物学效应的最重要的靶分子。电离辐射可引起DNA多种类型的损伤，其中双链断裂(DSB)是辐射所致生物效应中最重要的原初损伤。此实验旨在用原子力显微镜(AFM)研究重离子辐射诱发的DNA双链断裂。     

34 重离子致DNA损伤后体外修复的初步研究

随着人类向外太空的发展，重离子对于宇航员的伤害是不可避免的。因此，本工作对重离子^7Li引起的质粒DNA损伤的体外修复进行研究。本文进行了修复实验中最初步和基础的DNA碎片的末端连接实验。     

辐射致DNA损伤中DNA浓度的影响

在水溶液中，DNA以微观的形态存在，由于布朗运动以及DNA之间的相互作用的存在，使得DNA的浓度可能影响着DNA的微观分布，从而影响DNA损伤，这在我们以前的实验中已有了初步的观测与发现。关于DNA浓度对DNA损伤的影响的报道很少，实验结果不统一，也不系统，且以前的报道均为低LET射线辐射后的结果。关于高LET的重离子的研究目前尚未见诸报道。     

离子致DNA损伤的实验研究

脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)是辐射生物学效应最重要的靶分子,研究其电离辐射损伤具有重要意义。DNA双链断裂被认为是最重要的原初损伤。此实验用原子力显微镜研究重离子致DNA双链断裂。 首先设计了~(241)Am放射源辐照装置,用它产生的能量为5.48 MeV的α粒子(在水中的LET约为90 keV/μm),对大肠杆菌的超螺旋状ρ GEM-T质粒DNA进行了辐照。辐照剂量为1、4、8和12 Gy。     

各种自由基清除剂在γ射线辐照DNA损伤中的作用

为了对重离子辐照致DNA损伤中的自由基作用进行评估,本文利用γ射线对添加了各种自由基清除剂(甘露醇,维生素C和茶多酚)的质粒DNA进行辐照,凝胶电泳分析的结果表明,三种自由基清除剂对DNA均有很好的保护作用.在相同自由基清除剂浓度的情况下,甘露醇比维生素C具有更强的清除自由基的作用.与重离子辐照情况相比,这几种自由基清除剂对γ射线产生的自由基的清除作用更为明显.     

重离子束辐照对苜蓿外植体离体培养的影响及下胚轴再生体的RAPD分析

采用初始能量为100 MeV/u的重离子束12C6 对紫花苜蓿下胚轴及子叶外植体进行辐照处理,研究重离子辐照对愈伤组织诱导状态及诱导率、愈伤组织相对生长率、体细胞胚诱导率及植株再生的影响.结果表明,重离子辐照对下胚轴及子叶愈伤组织的诱导具有抑制作用,且出愈率随着辐照剂量的增大而降低;在继代培养过程中,其愈伤组织相对生长率均高于对照组,外植体本身对重离子辐照所造成的损伤具有恢复能力;辐照处理对体细胞胚胎诱导也有影响,30Gy时,下胚轴诱导的体细胞胚胎发生较对照组早,数量多,较早地得到再生植株;而50 Gy时,所得到的体细胞胚未能发育成再生植株.同时应用随机扩增多态性DNA (Random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD)技术对重离子辐照处理下胚轴所得再生植株进行检测分析,结果表明:所采用的20条随机引物中有11条在对照及处理组所得再生植株之间扩增出差异性多态条带,表明了重离子辐照引起苜蓿再生植株基因组DNA发生变异.     

当归红芪超滤物对重离子12C6+辐射肝癌细胞DNA损伤修复的影响

将人肝癌H22细胞分成4组,分别为对照组、药物组(100 mg/L)、辐射组(2 Gy)及联合组(100 mg/L药物 + 2 Gy照射),采用CCK-8法、单细胞凝胶电泳、γ-H2AX免疫荧光原位杂交技术以及Western Blotting印迹法,研究当归红芪超滤物(Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Hedysari, RAS-RH)对重离子¹²C⁶⁺辐射引起人肝癌H22细胞DNA损伤修复的影响和其可能的机制。结果表明,在0～72 h和给药剂量为5～200 mg/L范围内,RAS-RH对人肝癌H22细胞的增殖抑制作用具有时间和剂量依赖性,其20%抑制浓度IC₂₀为(117.6±2.15)mg/L;单细胞凝胶电泳显示联合组头部DNA含量低于辐射组,而尾部DNA含量、尾距TM、Olive尾距OTM均高于辐射组;γ-H2AX免疫荧光原位杂交技术发现RAS-RH不增加重离子¹²C⁶⁺辐射引起的DNA损伤,但在2—12 h,DNA双链断裂的γ-H2AX foci修复作用被RAS-RH抑制,DNA损伤持续存在;Western Blotting显示RAS-RH通过下调Ku70/80及Rad51的蛋白表达,抑制γ-H2AX的聚集。以上结果说明RAS-RH对人肝癌H22细胞的辐射增敏作用可能是下调DNA损伤修复相关因子Ku70/80及Rad51的表达。     

36 ^7Li离子辐射中直接和间接作用致pUC19 DNA损伤研究

电离辐射的直接和间接作用（自由基）可引起DNA分子的碱基损伤、链断裂（包括单链和双链断裂）和交联等多种损伤。其中，双链断裂（DSB）是辐射引起的各种生物效应中最重要的原初损伤。在液态环境下，辐射诱导产生的自由基可能是单链和双链断裂发生的主要原因。因此，建立适当的体外模式系统来研究自由基诱导单链和双链断裂的反应动力学是十分必要的。本实验利用原子力显微镜（AFM）开展了重离子辐射中直接和间接作用致DNA链断裂的反应动力学研究。     

重离子辐照对红酵母的诱变作用

应用重离子加速器的50MeV／u^12C^6 重离子对胡萝卜素生产菌-红酵母(Rhodotorula RY Strain)进行辐照处理,经酵母发酵实验,发现50MeV／u^12C^6 重离子对胡萝卜素生产菌-红酵母具有诱变作用。初步筛选到了胡萝卜素产量有变化的辐照变异菌株,并对这些辐照变异菌株进行了RFLP(限制性片段长度多态性)和RAPD(随机扩增DNA多态性)分析,这些工作为工业上利用重离子对胡萝卜素生产菌进行诱变育种展现了新的前景。     

12C6+重离子辐照对人肝细胞、肝癌细胞端粒酶活性表达的影响

为探索碳离子束辐照对细胞中端粒酶活性的变化,利用兰州近代物理研究所重离子研究装置(Heavy ionresearch facility in lanzhou,HIRFL)产生的碳离子(31MeV/μ12C6 ),以人肝细胞HL-7702,肝癌细胞SMMC-7721为实验对象,用不同剂量1Gy、2Gy、3Gy、4Gy的重离子分别对两种细胞进行照射,用多聚酶链式反应.银染端粒重复序列扩增法(PCR-telomeric repeat amplification protocol,TRAP-PCR)银染端粒重复序列扩增法检测不同剂量下细胞端粒酶活性的变化.结果显示,人肝细胞HL-7702自身没有端粒酶活性,经1Gy辐照后也没有端粒酶活性,在2和3Gy处出现端粒酶活性,4Gy处端粒酶活性又消失.肝癌细胞SMMC-7721在1～3Gy处随着剂量的增大端粒酶活性升高,在4Gy处又开始下降;在1～3Gy处随着时间的推移端粒酶活性随着时间而加强(p<0.05).分析得知,重离子辐射可以诱导人肝细胞产生端粒酶活性,也可以改变肝癌细胞的端粒酶活性.端粒酶参与细胞受辐照后DNA单链损伤的修复;辐照后DNA双链断裂导致端粒酶活性减弱.本实验使重离子在辐照治疗中的优势得以体现.     

Preparation of Zn/TiO2 powder and its photocatalytic performance for oxidation of P-nitrophenol

Zn-doped TiO2 catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method and characterized by XPS,UV-Vis, BET, XRD in this study. Under the irradiation of simulant sunlight, the photocatalytic activity for the degradation of p-nitrophenol was studied too. After irradiation for 2.5 h, the degradation percentage of p-nitrophenol could rise to more than 80 %. The results showed that the spectrum absorption band edge of Zn/TiO2 powder does not broaden obviously comparing with pure TiO2 powder. Zinc exists as Zn （11）. When calcined at 973 K, there is a new phase as ZnTiO3 in Zn/TiO2 catalyst. The order of photocatalytic activity of Zn/TiO2 catalysts calcined at different temperatures for p-nitrophenol is 773 K 〉 673 K 〉 873 K 〉 573 K 〉 973 K and the photocatalytic activity of Zn/TiO2 catalyst calcined at 773 K is better than TiO2 catalysts heated at the same temperature, and outclasses that of commercial TiO2 catalyst. It also showed that the photocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol follows first-order kinetics under the irradiation of simulant sunlight.     

Current status of radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer has been extensively explored in the past. Along with the comprehensive understanding of the biology of prostate cancer and rapid advances in terms of technology, the out- come of treatment for the patients with prostate cancer has improved. The authors review radiotherapy as the primary treatment for the disease, with particular emphasis on the technological advances from both the radiobiological and radiophysics aspects. Nonconventional fractionated irradiation like hyper- or hypo-fractionation has been imple- mented in the clinic, the final results still need to be confirmed in the future. Technological advances like IMRT, IGRT, in the last two decades have significantly improved the delivery of external radiotherapy to the prostate. This has re- sulted in an overall increase in the total dose that can be safely delivered to the prostate, which has led to modest im- provements in the biochemical outcome. However, establishing the standard therapy for prostate cancer remains con- troversial. It is hoped that the next decades will bring continued advances in the development of biologicals that will further improve current clinical outcomes.     

The control system for SSRF injection and extraction

This paper introduces the injection and extraction control system design for SSRF,which is a distributed control system aimed at stability and reliability of the pulse power supplies,PPS(Personnel Protection System)and MPS(Machine Protection System).The hardware environment is mainly based on PLC(Programmable Logic Con- troller),and ARM(Advanced RISC Machine)is also applied for studying stability of the power supplies.WinCC and EPICS(Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System)have been selected as the platforms of SCADA(Super- visory Control and Data Acquisition).For unifying the interfacing to the control computer,all front-end equipments are connected via Industrial Ethemet.     

水平管内含空气蒸汽强制对流冷凝换热模型研究

为研究含空气蒸汽在水平管内强制对流冷凝换热特性,基于对传热传质过程的分析,建立了管内为环状流与波状流条件下的流动冷凝换热模型。从潜热、显热和液膜3个环节对整个换热过程进行建模,最终得到计算局部冷凝换热系数的理论关系式。模型预测结果与实验数据的对比表明,二者相对偏差在±20%以内,验证了该换热模型的准确性与适用性。通过进一步的研究发现：从换热管入口至出口,随着冷凝的进行,管内换热主要热阻由液膜热阻向气液界面的凝结热阻转变;主流气体对流换热过程基本可忽略。     

Investigations on landmine detection by BF3 detector

Experiments were carried out to investigate the possible use of neutron backscattering for the detection of polyethylene (PE) sample buried in the soil. In detection of landmine by neutrons, the neutron detector and its shield play an important role. In this paper, the effects of graphite, heavy water, polyethylene and boric acid moderators on the flux of back scattered neutrons were investigated. We have also experimentally verified the effect of BF3 detector shield and obtained good agreement with theory.     

Web Services interface of SSRF archive data analysis system

Accelerator database stores various static parameters and real-time data of accelerator. SSRF (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility) adopts relational database to save the data. We developed a data retrieval system based on XML Web Services for accessing the archive data. It includes a bottom layer interface and an interface applicable for accelerator physics. Client samples exemplifying how to consume the interface are given. The users can browse, retrieve and plot data by the client samples. Also, we give a method to test its stability. The test result and performance are described.     

Assessment of radioactivity levels in some oil samples from the western desert, Egypt

Distributions of natural gamma-emitting radionuclides were determined in 93 oil samples collected from some petroleum fields in the western desert of Egypt. The radioisotope activities in the area under investigation lay in the range of (21 ± 4) to (38 ± 13) Bq?L-1 for 226Ra, (9 ± 2) to (15 ± 5) Bq?L-1 for 232Th, and (154 ± 28) to (303 ± 54) Bq?L-1 for 40K. The mean values were 27, 12, and 201 Bq?L-1, respectively. Among oils, variations in radionuclide ac- tivities could be on account of differences in TDS, HCO3, and Ba, with high or low pH. In this environment, oil prop- erties differently affected the mobilization of natural radionuclides. The range of 226Ra variation had been compared with available data from other countries. The calculated absorbed dose rate ranged from 22.33 to 32.66 nGy?h-1 in lo- cation (B) and (E) respectively, which was less than the accepted value.     

Preparation and properties of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP in in-vitro and in small animals

In this work,TTHMP was synthesized and labelled with 117m Sn.The preparation conditions,stability and lipophilicity of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP were investigated.Biodistribution of the complex in rabbits and mice was studied.It was found that the quantity of TTHMP and pH value of the prepararion solution had vital effects on the labeling yield of 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP.It was also found that 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP was hydrophilic and stable at room temperature and 37℃ in open air 117m Sn(IV)-TTHMP showed unexpectedly high bone uptake and bone-to-blood ratio in the animals.This made it potentially useful as an reagent for skeletal scintigraphy and radiotherapy of bone tumors.     

The role of AGFA high-energy CR in the calibration and quality control of multileaf collimators （MLC）

Linear accelerators equipped with multileaf collimators （MLC） are becoming more common and are widely used in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy （IMRT）. There is an imperative need to ensure the commissioning specification of the linear accelerators for the sake of quality assurance （QA） and quality control （QC）. This paper is aimed to investigate the role of AGFA high-energy CR （Computed Radiography） in calibrating dynamic multileaf collimators and evaluating the accuracy of the leaf position. The result shows that AGFA high-energy CR can easily and conveniently be used to calibrate MLC and verify its position. Hence, the application of AGFA high-energy CR is proved to be an accurate and time-saving method for routine MLC QC, especially when MLC calibration adjustments are required.     

Gamma radiation levels in the ambient environment of the QNPP Base

Monitoring results of gamma dose rate level in 1992～2004 in the ambient environment of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plants(QNPP)Base,the northeast of Zhejiang Province,are reported in this paper.It is shown that the gamma dose rate of five monitoring sites of 2.5 km to QNPP Base is 84～113 nGy/h,with an average of 96 nGy/h in the 13 years.The average value is close to the background level of 93 nGy/h prior to operation of the QNPP Base,and is lower than the monitoring result of 101 nGy/h at the reference site in Hangzhou City.Within 50 km from the QNPP Base,the cumulative dose rate of the thermoluminescent dosimeter(TLD)is 90 nGy/h,which is lower than the back- ground level of 111 nGy/h.