FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam
Fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (μ-FT-IR) is nowadays considered a valuable tool for investigating the changes occurring in human cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to the use of this optical technique in the study of cells exp...
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doaj-57dc57ab849a4e49ba70d64a44a8059c2021-01-08T00:04:40ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-01-011154054010.3390/app11020540FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton BeamValerio Ricciardi0Marianna Portaccio1Giuseppe Perna2Maria Lasalvia3Vito Capozzi4Francesco Paolo Cammarata5Pietro Pisciotta6Giada Petringa7Ines Delfino8Lorenzo Manti9Maria Lepore10Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, ItalyIstituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare—Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 90015 Cefalù, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123 Catania, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Ecologiche e Biologiche, Università della Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare—Sezione di Napoli, 80100 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, ItalyFourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (μ-FT-IR) is nowadays considered a valuable tool for investigating the changes occurring in human cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to the use of this optical technique in the study of cells exposed to proton beams, that are being increasingly adopted in cancer therapy. Different experimental configurations are used for proton irradiation and subsequent spectra acquisition. To facilitate the use of μ-FT-IR, it may be useful to investigate new experimental approaches capable of speeding up and simplifying the irradiation and measurements phases. Here, we propose the use of low-e-substrates slides for cell culture, allowing the irradiation and spectra acquisition in transflection mode in a fast and direct way. In recent years, there has been a wide debate about the validity of these supports, but many researchers agree that the artifacts due to the presence of the electromagnetic standing wave effects are negligible in many practical cases. We investigated human normal breast cells (MCF-10 cell line) fixed immediately after the irradiation with graded proton radiation doses (0, 0.5, 2, and 4 Gy). The spectra obtained in transflection geometry showed characteristics very similar to those present in the spectra acquired in transmission geometry and confirm the validity of the chosen approach. The analysis of spectra indicates the occurrence of significant changes in DNA and lipids components of cells. Modifications in protein secondary structure are also evidenced.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/540fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopytransflection geometryproton therapyradiation dose effectshuman breast cells |
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Valerio Ricciardi Marianna Portaccio Giuseppe Perna Maria Lasalvia Vito Capozzi Francesco Paolo Cammarata Pietro Pisciotta Giada Petringa Ines Delfino Lorenzo Manti Maria Lepore FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam Applied Sciences fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy transflection geometry proton therapy radiation dose effects human breast cells |
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Valerio Ricciardi Marianna Portaccio Giuseppe Perna Maria Lasalvia Vito Capozzi Francesco Paolo Cammarata Pietro Pisciotta Giada Petringa Ines Delfino Lorenzo Manti Maria Lepore |
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FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam |
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FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam |
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FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam |
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FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam |
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FT-IR Transflection Micro-Spectroscopy Study on Normal Human Breast Cells after Exposure to a Proton Beam |
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ft-ir transflection micro-spectroscopy study on normal human breast cells after exposure to a proton beam |
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Fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy (μ-FT-IR) is nowadays considered a valuable tool for investigating the changes occurring in human cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to the use of this optical technique in the study of cells exposed to proton beams, that are being increasingly adopted in cancer therapy. Different experimental configurations are used for proton irradiation and subsequent spectra acquisition. To facilitate the use of μ-FT-IR, it may be useful to investigate new experimental approaches capable of speeding up and simplifying the irradiation and measurements phases. Here, we propose the use of low-e-substrates slides for cell culture, allowing the irradiation and spectra acquisition in transflection mode in a fast and direct way. In recent years, there has been a wide debate about the validity of these supports, but many researchers agree that the artifacts due to the presence of the electromagnetic standing wave effects are negligible in many practical cases. We investigated human normal breast cells (MCF-10 cell line) fixed immediately after the irradiation with graded proton radiation doses (0, 0.5, 2, and 4 Gy). The spectra obtained in transflection geometry showed characteristics very similar to those present in the spectra acquired in transmission geometry and confirm the validity of the chosen approach. The analysis of spectra indicates the occurrence of significant changes in DNA and lipids components of cells. Modifications in protein secondary structure are also evidenced. |
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fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy transflection geometry proton therapy radiation dose effects human breast cells |
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