Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2024. Vol. 69. № 5

DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2024-69-5-66-74

E.A. Kodintseva1, A.А. Akleyev2

Prospects and Methods for Studying the Proliferative Capacity
of the Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Radiation Medicine

1 Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Chelyabinsk, Russia

1 Southern-Urals State Medical University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Contact person: E.A. Kodintseva, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


CONTENT

Introduction

1. Proliferation of peripheral blood lymphocytes as an integrative indicator of the functional activity of ICS in normal and pathological conditions.

2. Features of proliferative activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes under the action of AI.

3. Methodological approaches to the quantitative determination of proliferating cells in human peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations.

Conclusion

Keywords: chronic radiation exposure, the Techa River, peripheral blood lymphocytes, proliferative activity, individual radiosensiti-
vity, late effects of radiation exposure

For citation: Kodintseva EA, Akleyev AА. Prospects and Methods for Studying the Proliferative Capacity of the Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Radiation Medicine. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2024;69(5):66–74. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2024-69-5-66-74

 

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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Financing. This study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the FMBA of Russia: “Evaluation of the medical and biological effects of chronic radiation exposure and mechanisms of their development to improve the methods for early detection of exposure effects” (Immunohematopoiesis-24)”.

Contribution. All authors confirm that their authorship meets the international ICMJE criteria. Kodintseva Е. А. ‒ conceived and designed the study, prepared the first draft of the article, read and approved the final version before publication. Akleуev А. А. ‒ conceived and designed the study, scientific editing, read and approved the final version before publication.

Article received: 20.05.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.06.2024.