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The article reviews the results of the studies of marker parameters (indicators) of various pathways and mechanisms of apoptosis of lymphocytes in donor peripheral blood induced by UV light (240–390 nm) in doses of 151, 1510, and 3020 J/m2. The article analyses the processes of DNA fragmentation, distortion of the structural asymmetry of the cell membranes, changes in the degree of DNA damage (single-strand breaks), transcriptional factor р53, cytochrome с, Fas receptors (CD95), caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9, reactive oxygen species, and calcium ions in UV modified cells. The study determined that programmed cell death of lymphocytes after UV irradiation with 1510 J/m2 involves the р53-dependent pathway of the nuclear mechanism, as well as receptor-mediated caspase mechanism, mitochondrial mechanism, and the mechanism associated with the defects in calcium homeostasis. Cell death is mediated by reactive oxygen and calcium ions. The article suggests a scheme of possible intracellular events resulting in the apoptotic death of lymphocytes after UV irradiation.
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Nakvasina, M., Holyavka, M., Artyukhov, V. et al. Mechanisms of UV-induced human lymphocyte apoptosis. Biophys Rev 15, 1257–1267 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-023-01142-w
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