The wavelength dependence of 8-methoxypsoralen photosensitization of radiation-enchanced reactivation in a mammalian cell-virus system. |
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Authors: | L C James T P Coohill |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Biology and Physics, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The combined effect of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the ability of an irradiated mammalian cell (CV-1) to reactivate UV-irradiated mammalian virus (Herpes simplex) was tested. Prior treatment of cells with 8-MOP was found to increase Radiation-Enhanced Reactivation (RER) at one wavelength (297 nm) in the far ultraviolet but not at others (240-289 nm). This same treatment induced RER in the near UV (302-370 nm) and the visible region (380-400 nm). An action spectrum for the photo-sensitized induction of this cellular parameter was obtained. This action spectrum is consistent with the absorption spectrum for 8-MOP and the theory that damage to DNA is, at least in part, responsible for Radiation-Enhanced Reactivation. |
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