ABSTRACT
Experimental studies of the mussels hydrolysate (MIGI-K) have shown that this preparation can enhance the radioresistance and general resistance of the organism. The mechanisms of its action are related mainly with its influence on the components of the biochemical back-ground of the resistance and with its antioxidative activity. Some properties of this preparation, for example, absence of toxicity and harmful side effects, made it possible as an adaptogene and as a remedy, increasing radionuclides excretion.
Subject(s)
Food Additives/therapeutic use , Power Plants , Protein Hydrolysates/therapeutic use , Radiation Injuries/rehabilitation , Radiation-Protective Agents/therapeutic use , Radioactive Hazard Release , Animals , Bivalvia , Humans , Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects , Lipid Peroxidation/radiation effects , Megakaryocytes/drug effects , Megakaryocytes/radiation effects , Mice , Radiation Injuries/blood , UkraineABSTRACT
A preparation from mussels, MIGI-K, used as an additive to the diet of people working at the Chernobyl power plant has proved to be efficient in increasing the total resistance of the body, including the resistance to ionizing radiation. In experiments with animals, MIGI-K has been shown to accelerate excretion of 45Ca and 86Rb from the body. The combination of these properties of MIGI-K permits us to consider it an efficient drug to be used within the regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
