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Reactive Oxygen Species and low-dose effects of tritium on bacterial cells

Journal

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106035

Keywords

Tritium; Low-dose effect; Luminous marine bacterium; Reactive oxygen species; Radiation hormesis; Bystander effect; Signaling molecules

Funding

  1. RFBR
  2. Krasnoyarsk Regional Foundation [N 18-44-240004, N 18-44-242002]

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The paper continues study of exposures of luminous marine bacteria to low-dose radiation of tritium; tritiated water (HTO) was applied as a source of the irradiation. Hypothesis on involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) to signaling mechanism of bacterial cells under exposure to low-intensity tritium radiation was verified. Bacterial bioluminescence intensity was considered as a tested physiological parameter; it was compared to the ROS production in the bacterial environment of different activity concentrations: 0.03, 4.0, and 500 MBq/L. Exposure of the bacteria to chronic low-dose tritium irradiation ( < 0.08 Gy) increased bioluminescence intensity and ROS production considerably (up to 300%). Spearman rank correlation coefficients were calculated and confirmed relations between the bioluminescence intensity and ROS production. Additional peculiarities of HTO effect were: independence of the bioluminescence intensity and ROS content on HTO activity concentration; low ROS content in bacteria-free aquatic environment. Effects of HTO on bacterial bioluminescence were attributed to: (1) trigger function of tritium decay products in the bacterial metabolic oxygen-dependent processes, with bioluminescence involved; (2) signaling role of ROS as intercellular messengers in bystander effect; (3) fixed amount of bacterial cells (3.10(7) cells/mL) provided the upper limits of the bioluminescence intensity and ROS content. As an outlook, in spite of low energy of tritium decay, its influence on aquatic biota via ROS production by microorganisms should be taken into consideration.

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