Radiation Signaling in Normal Tissues

Zhao, Weiling^*,1, Kooshki, Mitra¹, Payne, Valerie¹, Robbins, Mike ¹, ¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
(MS036) Transthyretin, a cellular defense gene expressed in traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer′s disease, is upregulated 6 months after brain irradiation.

Boerma, Marjan^*,1, Kennedy, Richard², Kulkarni, Ashwini¹, Joseph, Jacob³, Wondergem, Jan⁴, Wang, Junru¹, Hauer-Jensen, Martin¹, ¹ Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Little Rock, AR, USA² Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA³ Cardiology Section, West Roxbury, MA, USA⁴ Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL, The Netherlands
(MS037) Interactions between mast cells and the endothelin system in radiation-induced heart disease.

Worgul, Basil^*,1, Kleiman, Norman², David, Janice¹, ¹ Eye Radiation & Environmental Reseach, Dept. Ophthalmology, New York, NY, US² Environmental Health Sciences, New York, NY, US
(MS038) A positive and negative bystander effect influences cataractogenesis in lenses exposed to low doses of x-rays.

Williams, Jacqueline^*,1, Hernady, Eric¹, Johnston, Carl², Reed, Christina², Finkelstein, Jacob², ¹ Radiation Oncology, Rochester, NY, USA² Pediatrics/Neonatology, Rochester, NY, USA
(MS039) An investigation into the relationship between IL-1, IL-1, MCP-1, and radiation late effects in the lung.

Schuller, Bradley^*,1, Ma, Ling², Hawthorne, Frederick², Binns, Peter³, Riley, Kent ³, Coderre, Jeffrey ¹, ¹ Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA² Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA³ Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA
(MS040) Selective irradiation of the vascular endothelium.

Milliat, Fabien^{*,1, 2}, François, Agnès^{*,1, 2}, Isoir, Muriel^*,1, Sabourin, Jean-Christophe^*,3, Benderitter, Marc ^*,1, ¹ Laboratory of Radiopatholgy, Fontenay aux Roses, France² UPRES EA2710 Radiosensitivity of tumor and normal tissues, Villejuif, France³ Department of Pathology, Villejuif, France
(MS041) Influence of endothelial cells on vascular smooth muscle cells phenotype after irradiation.

Greenberger, Joel^*,1, Zhang, Xichen¹, Hricisak, Lauren¹, Epperly, Michael¹, ¹ Radiation Oncology/Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
(MS042) Absence of the Smad3 gene product increases radiation resistance of bone marrow stromal cells.