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@MASTERSTHESIS{Brieger:177449,
author = {E. Brieger$^*$},
title = {{C}haracterisation and comparison ofsmall extracellular
vesicles after irradiationwith {X}-rays versus {C}arbon
ions},
school = {Universität Heidelberg},
type = {Masterarbeit},
reportid = {DKFZ-2021-02541},
year = {2021},
note = {Corresponding author J. Seco; Masterarbeit, Universität
Heidelberg, 2021},
abstract = {Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancer
types with poor prognosisdue to treatment resistance. Small
extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are secreted byalmost all cell
types and have been shown to be involved in several steps of
cancerprogression and treatment resistance. To date, only a
limited number of studiesinvestigated the effect of
irradiation, especially heavy charged particle
irradiation,on sEV secretion and composition. In this
thesis, sEVs were isolated from twopancreatic cancer cell
lines (Panc01, KPC) after irradiation with X-rays or
carbonions. It was observed that both irradiation modalities
stimulate the biogenesis andrelease of sEVs without
influencing their size. Moreover, a connection betweenthe
autophagy pathway and sEV biogenesis was observed.
Investigation of theprotein content pointed at a change in
sEV composition after irradiation, sincethe expression of
several sEV markers and proteins increased after
irradiation.In addition, double strand DNA (dsDNA)
associated with sEVs was extensivelyexamined. It was found
that the amount of dsDNA increased with increasingdose until
6Gy (X-rays) or 3Gy (Carbon ions), possibly indicating an
activationof a degradation mechanisms at higher doses.
Following experiments showed thatthe dsDNA was predominately
localised on the surface of sEVs. Shedding lighton the
effects of radiotherapy (X-rays vs carbon ions) on sEV
composition is afirst step towards unlocking the full
potential of sEVs in radiotherapy-associatedprognosis for
pancreatic cancer, and unravelling new potential target for
combinedtherapies.},
cin = {E041},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E041-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)19},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/177449},
}