Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in gene expression profiles of human lung adenocarcinoma cells and identify genes whose expression is altered by heavy ions but not X-rays. The lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 was irradiated with carbon ion beams and X-rays using biologically equivalent doses (2 Gy and 6 Gy, respectively). The transcriptional profiling was determined with a high density cDNA microarray containing 11.800 genes, and genetic network and gene ontology analysis was performed. The changes in selected genes involved were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The microarray analysis identified 49 mapped, network-eligible genes, the expression level of which was altered by carbon ions but not by X-rays. From these, 29 were upregulated while 20 genes were downregulated 4 h post-irradiation with carbon ions in A549 cells, as compared to the control. Among these, three genes (CCND2, RARG and E2F5) were involved in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signalling and G1/S cell cycle checkpoint pathways. The microarray data were corroborated by qRT-PCR analysis of the selected genes (p<0.05). Our findings provide information on the genetic signature of carbon ions in human lung adenocarcinoma cells and add to the understanding of the complicated molecular response to carbon ion irradiation.
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