Su Xu, Wan Hong, Lui Shuzheng. THE EFFECTS OF p53 AND Bcl — 2/Bax ON APOPTOSIS OF THYMOCYTES INDUCED BY IONIZING RADIATION[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1997,15(2):119-122.
Su Xu, Wan Hong, Lui Shuzheng. THE EFFECTS OF p53 AND Bcl — 2/Bax ON APOPTOSIS OF THYMOCYTES INDUCED BY IONIZING RADIATION[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1997,15(2):119-122.DOI:
Kunming mice were whole-body irradiated (WBI) with 75mGy and 2Gy X-rays. The expression of p53, Bcl-2 and Bax proteinswas analyzed with flow cytometry. It was found that the expression ofp53 protein showed,significantly decreased (,p,<,0.005) 24 hours after WBI with 75mGy X-rays and significantly increased ,(p,<,0.005) after WBIwith 2 Gy X-rays. The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was significantly increased(,p,<,0.05) 24 hours after WBI with 75mGy X-rays and not significant changed after WBI with 2Gy. The change in expression of p53 and Bcl-2/Baxratio WBI with 75mGy and 2Gy X — rays may give partial explanation to the inhibitory effect of low dose radiation on thymocyte apoptosis. The results suggested that p53 and Bcl-2/Bax play an important role on apoptosis of thymocytes induced by ionizing radiation.