Bystander effects induced by serum from survivors of the Chernobyl accident

OBJECTIVE: To examine blood samples from survivors of the Chernobyl accident for evidence of persistent bystander factors or clastogenic factors and to look at the ability of melanin and melatonin, which are radioprotective agents capable of preventing bystander effects in cell culture to prevent toxic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serum was extracted from blood samples of control and test groups and added to human immortalized reporter …