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| Journal Article | DKFZ-2025-01406 |
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2025
Springer Nature
[London]
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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1038/s41598-025-08763-z
Abstract: Ultraviolet A and B (UVA 320-400 nm and UVB 280-320 nm) induced cyclobutane-pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) are the most critical lesions caused by environmental sun exposure. Here we show that CPD removal is accelerated when, in addition to UV, cells are simultaneously exposed to water-filtered near-infrared (nIR, 750-1600 nm). The described effect is dose-dependent on the nIR-dose and is found in skin keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Accelerated removal of CPDs, which coincides with chromatin relaxation and faster CPD recognition, occurs after nIR exposure. While nIR alone does not affect cellular survival, co-exposure to UVB leads to reduced cellular survival and an increased number of mutations. Increasing single strand break levels (SSB) occur transiently after nIR exposure and independent of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. These data suggest that the rate-limiting step in the NER repair process - damage recognition - is facilitated by nIR-induced chromatin relaxation, causing the accumulation of unnatural high levels of SSBs and single stranded DNA, unfavourable for the cell fate resulting in reduced survival and increased mutation rates. Since nIR modulates the UV-dependent damage response, risk estimation of solar radiation-induced DNA damage should not only consider the UV components but also include the nIR fraction of the solar spectrum.
Keyword(s): Pyrimidine Dimers: metabolism (MeSH) ; Pyrimidine Dimers: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Chromatin: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Chromatin: metabolism (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Ultraviolet Rays: adverse effects (MeSH) ; Infrared Rays: adverse effects (MeSH) ; Fibroblasts: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Fibroblasts: metabolism (MeSH) ; Keratinocytes: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Keratinocytes: metabolism (MeSH) ; DNA Repair: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Reactive Oxygen Species: metabolism (MeSH) ; DNA Damage: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Cell Survival: radiation effects (MeSH) ; DNA Breaks, Single-Stranded: radiation effects (MeSH) ; Chromatin relaxation ; Cyclo-butane pyrimidine dimer ; DNA repair ; Near infrared radiation ; Ultraviolet radiation ; Pyrimidine Dimers ; Chromatin ; Reactive Oxygen Species
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