背景与目的:探讨热休克是否可诱导中国仓鼠肺细胞(CHL)中γH2AX焦点的形成,以及热休克对N-甲基-N'-硝基-N-亚硝基胍(MNNG)诱导γH2AX焦点形成的影响。材料与方法:用MTT实验检测热休克处理后细胞的生存率,用免疫荧光及流式细胞术检测细胞的γH2AX焦点的形成。结果:MTT结果表明热休克对CHL细胞有细胞毒性作用;免疫荧光实验发现热休克处理后细胞中γH2AX焦点数量与对照组相比无显著差异(P〉0.05);流式细胞检测结果发现经过热休克预处理再经MNNG处理的细胞与只经过MNNG处理的细胞相比,γH2AX荧光强度由0.316±0.042下降为0.194±0.011,其差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论:热休克可以使CHL细胞死亡,但是并不引起细胞的遗传毒性;热休克预处理可减少MNNG所诱导的γH2AX焦点的形成。
BACKGROUND & AIM: To study whether heat shock could induce the formation of γH2AX foci in CHL cells, and the effect of heat shock on N-methyl-N'' -nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine(MNNG) -induced γH2AX loci formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cytotoxic effect of heat shock was evaluated by MTT test. The phosphorylation of γH2AX was assessed using immunofluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry. RESULTS: MTT test showed that heat shock decreased cell viability. There was no significant difference in the number of γH2AX loci between heat-shock treated group and control group as shown by immunofluorescent microscopy. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that pre-heat shock followed by MNNG treatment decreased the mean γH2AX fluorescent intensity from 0.316 ± 0.042 in the MNNG-treatment alone group to 0.194±0.011. CONCLUSION: Heat shock did not induce γH2AX foci formation in CHL cells. In addition, heat shock could inhibit the phosphorylation of H2AX induced by MNNG.