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Objective:To study the protective effect of Mongolian medicine Bateri-7 on radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice.Methods:C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into control group, irradiation group and irradiation plus drug administration group, with 10 or 15 mice in each group. For irradiation group, the mice were given a single dose of 12 Gy 60Co γ-rays with total body irradiation. For drug treatment, the mice were gavaged with Bateri-7 (530 mg/kg) 7 d before irradiation until 3 d after IR. At 6 h and 24 h after irradiation, the Tunel positive cells in intestine were detected immunohistochemically. At 3.5 d after irradiation, the structure of intestinal villi was observed by HE staining, and the BrdU and Ki67 positive cells were detected immunohistochemically. The expression levels of IL-6, TNF-α and Cxcl-5 were detected by qPCR. The FITC-dextran in peripheral blood was also determined. Results:The survival of irradiated mice was significantly increased by Bateri-7 ( χ2= 5.84, P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in weight between two groups ( P > 0.05). The villi length of small intestine in the irradiation plus drug group was significantly longer than that in the irradiation group ( t = 20.24, P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference in the depth of intestinal crypt between two groups ( P > 0.05). At 6 and 24 h after irradiation, the number of Tunel positive cells in intestinal crypts in the irradiation plus drug group was significantly reduced in comparison with the irradiation group ( t = 3.52, 2.90, P < 0.05). At 3.5 d after irradiation, the level of FITC-dextran in serum and the expressions of IL-6, TNF-α and Cxcl-5 in small intestine of mice in the irradiation plus drug group were significantly lower than those in the irradiation group, respectively( t = 6.92, 7.01, 7.18, 13.16, P < 0.05). The number of BrdU and Ki67 positive cells in the crypt of mice in the irradiation plus drug group was higher than that of the irradiation group ( t = 3.91, 2.57, P < 0.05). Conclusions:Mongolian medicine Bateri-7 can effectively alleviate irradiation-induced intestinal injury of mice, which may have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on radiation enteritis.
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Objective To understand the radiation protection effect of pre-irradiation administrations of nilestriol on the mice with bone marrow type of acute radiation syndrome after irradiation with 60Co γ-rays,along with its mechanisms for improvement of hematopoiesis.Methods The nilestriol administration protocols were prepared by analysis of peripheral blood cell counts and survival rate experiment on mice.The mechanisms by which the pre-irradiation twice administrations improved the post-irradiation recovery of bone marrow hematopoiesis were studied by the analysis of the surface marker of bone marrow hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells of mice and by the inspection of hematopoietic progenitor cell colony and by using histopathological assessment of bone marrow.Results Pre-irradiation administration of nilestriol at two-or three-day intervals had been shown to increase survival rates up to 100％ in mice exposed to 9.0 Gy γ-rays,which was superior to a single administration (20％,x2 =21.66,21.66,P ＜0.05).The pre-irradiation administration both at one-day or two-day intervals were capable of improving the recovery of peripheral blood counts,including white blood cell (WBC),red blood cell (RBC),and platelet in mice exposed to 6.5 Gy (F =21.33,100.9,49.34,19.19,P ＜ 0.05),showing the better effects than a single administration (F =17.11,63.38,21.89,14.37,P ＜ 0.05).The two-day-interval administration of nilestriol could significantly increase the numbers of bone marrow hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell counts (t =8.58,2.80,P ＜ 0.05) in mice on day 10 after 6.5 Gy irradiation.This also could be capable to significantly improve colony formation,with there being statistical difference compared with single administration(t =4.29,6.34,P ＜ 0.05).Also the administration at two-day-interval were also usefull in reconstruction of hematopoietic cell hyperplasia of bone marrow of irradiated mice.Conclusions As compared with conventional single admination,the pre-irradiation multiple administrations of nilestriol showed significantly improved radiation protection effects.Considering a nuclear medical emergency rescue,it is recommended to follow the pre-irradiation administration of nilestriol at two-day interval,which could obtain the best protection effects at minimum administration frequency.
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Through efforts of several generations over the past half century,great advances have been achieved in the develop?ment of radiation countermeasures for the acute radiation sickness(ARS). Convergent studies have disclosed numerous radioprotec?tants with significant radioprotective efficacy which include granulocyte colony stimulating factor(G-CSF),granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor(GM-CSF),thrombopoietin(TPO),interleukin-12,derivatives of the bacterial flagellin,androst-5-ene-3β, 17β-diol(AED),beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate(BDP),vitamin E(and its)derivatives,and genistein. particularly,the two growth factors G-CSF and TPO show greater radioprotective effects. In this paper,we summarize the radioprotective effects of com?pounds or biological agents on severe ARS(SARS),which have been evaluated in large animal models or assembled into a nuclear accident emergency treatment medicine box,and review their research advances in recent years.
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Objective To study the radioprotective potential of CBLB502 protein against hemopoiesis injury by irradiat-ion. Methods C57BL/6J mice were assigned to normal irradiation, and CBLB502 0.2mg/kg 30min pre-irradiation group at random before 6.5 Gy 60Co-γray total body irradiation (TBI). The peripheral blood was obtained to assay hemogram pre and post-irradiation. The bone marrow nucleated cell counts were evaluated in mice at 2 h and 24 h after irradiation. Colony-forming unit (CFU) assay was used to analyze the alteration of hemopoietic progenitor cells in bone marrow. Competitive repopulation assay was conducted to observe the implantation ability of bone marrow cells. The percentage of each lineage hemopoietic cells was measured by flow cytometry analysis. Results CBLB502 significantly alleviated the sharp decrease of peripheral blood counts including leukocyte (WBC), erythrocyte (RBC), and platelet, and accelerated recovery. Counts of various hematopoietic progenitor cell colonies of mouse bone marrow in CBLB502 group were significant higher than those of irradiation group (P<0.01). CBLB502 significantly improved the implantation ability of bone marrow cells. Conclusion CBLB502 showed obvious radioprotective effects on haemopoiesis injury by irradiation.
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Objective To observe the effect of different doses of HS6101 on the recovery of hematopoietic injury in ICR mice treated with cyclophosphamide (CTX). Methods Normal ICR mice were intraperitoneally injected with CTX at 100 mg/kg once a day for 3 consecutive days,and the mouse model of chemotherapy-induced hematopoietic injury was established. Three groups of mice (with 20 per group),were respectively injected with HS6101 at 0,9 or 27 μg subcutaneously at one hour before the first administration of CTX. The peripheral blood cell counts of the mice were observed once every 2 days. Hematopoietic progenitor cell colony counting and histopathological assessment of bone marrow cells were evaluated at 4 d and 9 d after the first administration of CTX. Results In ICR mice after chemotherapy with CTX,all doses of HS6101 significantly increased peripheral leukocytes and neutrophils (P<0.05),elevated the number of multilineage hematopoietic progenitor cell colonies of bone marrow,and stimulated the proliferation of bone marrow cells after CTX injury. Mice receiving 27 μg HS6101 were better than those of the other two groups. Conclusion HS6101 at 27 μg could significantly promote the recovery of hematopoiesis in ICR mice treated with CTX chemotherapy.
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Megakaryocytic hematopoietic disorders is one of the leading causes of death in patients with acute radiation sickness bleeding. Thrombopoietin (TPO),the main stimulation factor of megakaryocytopoiesis, can promote megakaryocytic hematopoietic recovery after radiation injury and increase peripheral platelet count. Early application of TPO after irradiation can play a key role in prevention and treatment of bleeding complications of acute radiation sickness. Studies have shown that TPO may have a stronger role in promoting hematopoiesis. In this paper, a brief overview of new progress on the TPO and acute radiation sickness is summarized.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of rhIL-11 on radiation injury to the intestinal epithelium and cells cycle of intestinal epithelial cell in mice irradiated with 3.5 Gy neutron. Methods The morphology of the small intestinal epithelium, crypt cells necrosis, and cell proliferation were observed of the epithelial cells of the irradiated mice. Cell cycle of the epithelial cells of the small intestine of the mice was examined by flow cytometry. Results rhIL-11 pretreatment before and treatment after irradiation could accelerate the repair of small intestinal mucosa in irradiated mice. G 2/M block which occurred in the irradiated small intestinal epithelial cells and the rhIL-11 treatment might significantly increased the proportion of cells at S phase. Conclusion rhIL-11 could significantly exert a preventive effect on the small intestine against radiation injury in neutron irradiated mice, with an impact on cell cycle of the intestinal epithelial cells.