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Sapino S, Chindamo G, Chirio D, Morel S, Peira E, Vercelli C, Gallarate M. Nanocarriers in Veterinary Medicine: A Challenge for Improving Osteosarcoma Conventional Treatments. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4501. [PMID: 36558354 PMCID: PMC9785518 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In recent years, several nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems, such as polymeric nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles, metallic nanoparticles, liposomes, and others, have been explored to target and treat a wide variety of diseases. Their employment has brought many benefits, not only to human medicine but also to veterinary medicine, albeit at a slower rate. Soon, the use of nanocarriers could revolutionize the animal health sector, and many veterinary therapies will be more effective as a result. The purpose of this review is to offer an overview of the main applications of nanocarriers in the veterinary field, from supplements for animal health and reproduction to nanovaccines and nanotherapies. Among the major pathologies that can affect animals, special attention is given to canine osteosarcoma (OSA): a comparison with human OSA is provided and the main treatment options are reviewed emphasizing the benefits that nanocarriers could bring in the treatment of this widespread disease.
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- Simona Sapino
- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Lahrouch F, Siberchicot B, Fèvre J, Leost L, Aupiais J, Solari PL, Den Auwer C, Di Giorgio C. Carboxylate- and Phosphonate-Modified Polyethylenimine: Toward the Design of Actinide Decorporation Agents. Inorg Chem 2019; 59:128-137. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Florian Lahrouch
- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, 06108 Nice, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, 06108 Nice, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, 06108 Nice, France
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Lahrouch F, Siberchicot B, Leost L, Aupiais J, Rossberg A, Hennig C, Den Auwer C, Di Giorgio C. Polyethyleneimine methylenecarboxylate: a macromolecular DTPA analogue to chelate plutonium(iv). Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11705-11708. [PMID: 30276368 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05206a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Up until now, molecular chelating agents, such as diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), have been the standard method for actinide human decorporation. Mainly active in blood serum, their distribution within the body is thus limited. To treat a wider range of organs affected by plutonium contamination, a potential new class of macromolecular decorporation agents is being studied. Polyethyleneimine methylenecarboxylate (PEI-MC) is one such example. It is being considered here because of its capacity for targeting the liver and bones.
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- Florian Lahrouch
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272, 06108 Nice, France.
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Lahrouch F, Sofronov O, Creff G, Rossberg A, Hennig C, Den Auwer C, Di Giorgio C. Polyethyleneimine methylphosphonate: towards the design of a new class of macromolecular actinide chelating agents in the case of human exposition. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:13869-13877. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Methylphosphonated polyethyleneimine as an interesting candidate to act as a new class of uranyl and plutonium (thorium) decorporation agents.
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- Florian Lahrouch
- Université Côte d'Azur
- CNRS
- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- 06108 Nice
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- Université Côte d'Azur
- CNRS
- Institut de Chimie de Nice
- UMR 7272
- 06108 Nice
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- Institute of Resource Ecology
- 01328 Dresden
- Germany
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Rebhun RB, Kass PH, Kent MS, Watson KD, Withers SS, Culp WTN, King AM. Evaluation of optimal water fluoridation on the incidence and skeletal distribution of naturally arising osteosarcoma in pet dogs. Vet Comp Oncol 2016; 15:441-449. [PMID: 26762869 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Experimental toxicological studies in laboratory animals and epidemiological human studies have reported a possible association between water fluoridation and osteosarcoma (OSA). To further explore this possibility, a case-control study of individual dogs evaluated by the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital was conducted using ecologic data on water fluoridation based on the owner's residence. The case group included 161 dogs with OSA diagnosed between 2008-2012. Two cancer control groups included dogs diagnosed with lymphoma (LSA) or hemangiosarcoma (HSA) during the same period (n = 134 and n = 145, respectively). Dogs with OSA were not significantly more likely to live in an area with optimized fluoride in the water than dogs with LSA or HSA. Additional analyses within OSA patients also revealed no significant differences in age, or skeletal distribution of OSA cases relative to fluoride status. Taken together, these analyses do not support the hypothesis that optimal fluoridation of drinking water contributes to naturally occurring OSA in dogs.
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- R B Rebhun
- The Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- The Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- The Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- The Comparative Oncology Laboratory and Center for Companion Animal Health, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Konzen K, Miller S, Brey R. Proposed Modification to the Plutonium Systemic Model. HEALTH PHYSICS 2015; 109:307-318. [PMID: 26313589 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The currently accepted biokinetic model for plutonium distribution within the human body was recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in publication 67. This model was developed from human and animal studies and behavioral knowledge acquired from other known bone-seeking radionuclides. The biokinetic model provides a mathematical means of predicting the distribution, retention, and clearance of plutonium within the human body that may be used in deriving organ, tissue, and whole body dose. This work proposed a modification to the ICRP 67 systemic model for plutonium that incorporated the latest knowledge acquired from recent human injection studies with physiologically based improvements. In summary, the changes included a separation of the liver compartments, removed the intermediate soft tissue-to-bladder pathway, and added pathways from the blood compartment to both the cortical and trabecular bone volumes. The proposed model provided improved predictions for several bioassay indicators compared to the ICRP 67 model while also maintaining its basic structure. Additionally, the proposed model incorporated physiologically based improvements for the liver and skeleton and continued to ensure efficient coupling with intake biokinetic models.
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- Kevin Konzen
- *Department of Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Avenue, Stop 8060, Pocatello, ID 83209-8060; †Division of Radiobiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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Fan TM, Khanna C. Comparative Aspects of Osteosarcoma Pathogenesis in Humans and Dogs. Vet Sci 2015; 2:210-230. [PMID: 29061942 PMCID: PMC5644632 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci2030210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary and aggressive bone sarcoma affecting the skeleton of two principal species, human beings and canines. The biologic behavior of OS is conserved between people and dogs, and evidence suggests that fundamental discoveries in OS biology can be facilitated through detailed and comparative studies. In particular, the relative genetic homogeneity associated with specific dog breeds can provide opportunities to facilitate the discovery of key genetic drivers involved in OS pathogenesis, which, to-date, remain elusive. In this review, known causative factors that predispose to the development OS in human beings and dogs are summarized in detail. Based upon the commonalities shared in OS pathogenesis, it is likely that foundational discoveries in one species will be translationally relevant to the other and emphasizes the unique opportunities that might be gained through comparative scientific approaches.
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- Timothy M Fan
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820, USA.
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- Tumor and Metastasis Biology Section, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Clinical Research, The National Cancer Institute, Washington, DC 20004, USA.
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Fattal E, Tsapis N, Phan G. Novel drug delivery systems for actinides (uranium and plutonium) decontamination agents. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 90:40-54. [PMID: 26144994 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The possibility of accidents in the nuclear industry or of nuclear terrorist attacks makes the development of new decontamination strategies crucial. Among radionuclides, actinides such as uranium and plutonium and their different isotopes are considered as the most dangerous contaminants, plutonium displaying mostly a radiological toxicity whereas uranium exhibits mainly a chemical toxicity. Contamination occurs through ingestion, skin or lung exposure with subsequent absorption and distribution of the radionuclides to different tissues where they induce damaging effects. Different chelating agents have been synthesized but their efficacy is limited by their low tissue specificity and high toxicity. For these reasons, several groups have developed smart delivery systems to increase the local concentration of the chelating agent or to improve its biodistribution. The aim of this review is to highlight these strategies.
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Fenger JM, London CA, Kisseberth WC. Canine osteosarcoma: a naturally occurring disease to inform pediatric oncology. ILAR J 2015; 55:69-85. [PMID: 24936031 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilu009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common form of malignant bone cancer in children and dogs, although the disease occurs in dogs approximately 10 times more frequently than in people. Multidrug chemotherapy and aggressive surgical techniques have improved survival; however, new therapies for OSA are critical, as little improvement in survival times has been achieved in either dogs or people over the past 15 years, even with significant efforts directed at the incorporation of novel therapeutic approaches. Both clinical and molecular evidence suggests that human and canine OSA share many key features, including tumor location, presence of microscopic metastatic disease at diagnosis, development of chemotherapy-resistant metastases, and altered expression/activation of several proteins (e.g. Met, ezrin, phosphatase and tensin homolog, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3), and p53 mutations, among others. Additionally, canine and pediatric OSA exhibit overlapping transcriptional profiles and shared DNA copy number aberrations, supporting the notion that these diseases are similar at the molecular level. This review will discuss the similarities between pediatric and canine OSA with regard to histology, biologic behavior, and molecular genetic alterations that indicate canine OSA is a relevant, spontaneous, large animal model of the pediatric disease and outline how the study of naturally occurring OSA in dogs will offer additional insights into the biology and future treatment of this disease in both children and dogs.
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Thomas DM, Ballinger ML. Etiologic, environmental and inherited risk factors in sarcomas. J Surg Oncol 2014; 111:490-5. [PMID: 25335907 DOI: 10.1002/jso.23809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sarcomas are a rare group of mesenchymal tumors affecting a younger population. The etiology remains unknown in most cases. Environmental factors that increase sarcoma risk include radiation exposure and chemical carcinogens. Several familial cancer syndromes confer sarcoma predisposition, such as the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS). In this increasingly genomic focussed era of medicine, it will be clinically important to understand the genetic basis of sarcoma risk.
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- David M Thomas
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Suslova KG, Khokhryakov VF, Sokolova AB, Miller SC. 238Pu: a review of the biokinetics, dosimetry, and implications for human exposures. HEALTH PHYSICS 2012; 102:251-262. [PMID: 22420017 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e318234899a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Plutonium-238 (238Pu) has a half-life of about 87.7 y and thus a higher specific activity than 239Pu. It is used in radioisotope thermoelectric generators and is a substantial source of plutonium alpha-radiation in spent nuclear fuels. Early animal studies demonstrated differences in the biokinetics of inhaled oxides of 238Pu and 239Pu with 238Pu having a substantially more rapid translocation from the lungs to the systemic organs, particularly the skeleton. This resulted in the predominant occurrence of skeletal cancers in animals exposed to 238Pu oxides but lung cancers in those with exposures to 239Pu oxides. The anatomical distribution of osteogenic sarcomas seen in animal studies was similar to that observed with 239Pu and also in plutonium workers but differed from naturally occurring tumors. The in vivo "solubility" of 238Pu has been associated with the relative amounts of 238Pu/239Pu in the particles and calcination temperatures during the preparation of the dioxides. There is experimental evidence of in vivo 238Pu particle fragmentation attributed to nuclear recoil during radioactive decay. The resulting conversion of microparticles to nanoparticles may alter their interactions with macrophages and transport across epithelial barriers. There are few documented cases of human exposures, but the biokinetics appeared to depend on the chemical and physical nature of the aerosols. Robust human biokinetic and dosimetric models have not been developed, due in part to the lack of data. With the acceleration of nuclear technologies and the greater demand for reprocessing and/or disposal of spent nuclear fuels, the potential for human exposure to 238Pu will likely increase in the future.
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- Klara G Suslova
- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorskoe Shosse 19, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia.
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Lyovkina YV, Miller SC, Romanov SA, Krahenbuhl MP, Belosokhov MV. Quantitative plutonium microdistribution in bone tissue of vertebra from a Mayak worker. HEALTH PHYSICS 2010; 99:464-470. [PMID: 20838087 PMCID: PMC2941237 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e3181cb840f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to obtain quantitative data on plutonium microdistribution in different structural elements of human bone tissue for local dose assessment and dosimetric models validation. A sample of the thoracic vertebra was obtained from a former Mayak worker with a rather high plutonium burden. Additional information was obtained on occupational and exposure history, medical history, and measured plutonium content in organs. Plutonium was detected in bone sections from its fission tracks in polycarbonate film using neutron-induced autoradiography. Quantitative analysis of randomly selected microscopic fields on one of the autoradiographs was performed. Data included fission fragment tracks in different bone tissue and surface areas. Quantitative information on plutonium microdistribution in human bone tissue was obtained for the first time. From these data, the quantitative relationships of plutonium decays in bone volume to decays on bone surface in cortical and trabecular fractions were defined as 2.0 and 0.4, correspondingly. The measured quantitative relationship of decays in bone volume to decays on bone surface does not coincide with recommended models for the cortical bone fraction by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Biokinetic model parameters of extrapulmonary compartments might need to be adjusted after expansion of the data set on quantitative plutonium microdistribution in other bone types in humans as well as other cases with different exposure patterns and types of plutonium.
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- Southern Ural Biophysics Institute, Ozyorsk, Chelabinsk Region, 456780, Russia;
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- Southern Ural Biophysics Institute, Ozyorsk, Chelabinsk Region, 456780, Russia;
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Richardson RB. A physiological skeletal model for radionuclide and stable element biokinetics in children and adults. HEALTH PHYSICS 2010; 99:471-482. [PMID: 20838088 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e3181d0cd4a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A physiological skeletal model (PSM) is described that represents the skeletal uptake, retention, and clearance of both bone-surface-seeking and bone-volume-seeking radionuclides and stable elements. A key objective of the PSM is to model the higher skeletal growth and bone turnover in infants and children (compared to adults) in order to account for their greater uptake and cancer risk from bone-seeking contaminants such as lead and plutonium. The PSM is a compartmental model that allows for the incorporation of organic and inorganic material in the bone volume via quiescent bone surfaces, forming bone surfaces and the lacuno-canaliculi system. The model uniquely incorporates a tertiary phase of mineralization via bone fluids. The PSM's structural concepts and biokinetic parameters--such as realistic mass transfers, organ and tissue masses, and bone remodeling half-times--are selected mainly on the basis of physiological and anatomical criteria. For brevity, model parameter values are evaluated for adults only. The PSM is an improvement on existing skeletal models that are based more on compartment structures and pathways that rendered good fits to biokinetic data rather than on being anatomically and physiologically accurate.
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- Richard B Richardson
- Radiological Protection Research and Instrumentation Branch, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada.
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Wilson DA, Mohr LC, Frey GD, Lackland D, Hoel DG. Lung, liver and bone cancer mortality after plutonium exposure in beagle dogs and nuclear workers. HEALTH PHYSICS 2010; 98:42-52. [PMID: 19959950 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e3181b97318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The Mayak Production Association (MPA) worker registry has shown evidence of plutonium-induced health effects. Workers were potentially exposed to plutonium nitrate [(239)Pu(NO(3))(4)] and plutonium dioxide ((239)PuO(2)). Studies of plutonium-induced health effects in animal models can complement human studies by providing more specific data than is possible in human observational studies. Lung, liver, and bone cancer mortality rate ratios in the MPA worker cohort were compared to those seen in beagle dogs, and models of the excess relative risk of lung, liver, and bone cancer mortality from the MPA worker cohort were applied to data from life-span studies of beagle dogs. The lung cancer mortality rate ratios in beagle dogs are similar to those seen in the MPA worker cohort. At cumulative doses less than 3 Gy, the liver cancer mortality rate ratios in the MPA worker cohort are statistically similar to those in beagle dogs. Bone cancer mortality only occurred in MPA workers with doses over 10 Gy. In dogs given (239)Pu, the adjusted excess relative risk of lung cancer mortality per Gy was 1.32 (95% CI 0.56-3.22). The liver cancer mortality adjusted excess relative risk per Gy was 55.3 (95% CI 23.0-133.1). The adjusted excess relative risk of bone cancer mortality per Gy(2) was 1,482 (95% CI 566.0-5686). Models of lung cancer mortality based on MPA worker data with additional covariates adequately described the beagle dog data, while the liver and bone cancer models were less successful.
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- Dulaney A Wilson
- Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology, 135 Cannon Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Withrow SJ, Khanna C. Bridging the gap between experimental animals and humans in osteosarcoma. Cancer Treat Res 2009; 152:439-446. [PMID: 20213406 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0284-9_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Stephen J Withrow
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Bess JD, Krahenbuhl MP, Miller SC, Slaughter DM, Khokhryakov VV, Khokhryakov VF, Suslova KG, Vostrotin VV. Uncertainties analysis for the plutonium dosimetry model, doses-2005, using Mayak bioassay data. HEALTH PHYSICS 2007; 93:207-19. [PMID: 17693771 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000266741.42070.e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The Doses-2005 model is a combination of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) models modified using data from the Mayak Production Association cohort. Surrogate doses from inhaled plutonium can be assigned to approximately 29% of the Mayak workers using their urine bioassay measurements and other history records. The purpose of this study was to quantify and qualify the uncertainties in the estimates for radiation doses calculated with the Doses-2005 model by using Monte Carlo methods and perturbation theory. The average uncertainty in the yearly dose estimates for most organs was approximately 100% regardless of the transportability classification. The relative source of the uncertainties comes from three main sources: 45% from the urine bioassay measurements, 29% from the Doses-2005 model parameters, and 26% from the reference masses for the organs. The most significant reduction in the overall dose uncertainties would result from improved methods in bioassay measurement with additional improvements generated through further model refinement. Additional uncertainties were determined for dose estimates resulting from changes in the transportability classification and the smoking toggle. A comparison was performed to determine the effect of using the model with data from either urine bioassay or autopsy data; no direct correlation could be established. Analysis of the model using autopsy data and incorporation of results from other research efforts that have utilized plutonium ICRP models could improve the Doses-2005 model and reduce the overall uncertainty in the dose estimates.
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- John D Bess
- Center for Excellence in Nuclear Technology, Engineering, and Research (CENTER), 50 So. Central Campus Drive, Rm 1206, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Lloyd RD, Taylor GN, Miller SC, Bruenger FW, Jee WSS. Ancestry of beagles in lifespan studies of radionuclide toxicity at the University of Utah. HEALTH PHYSICS 2006; 90:580-2. [PMID: 16691106 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000194192.59304.d7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Analysis of the ancestry of the 1,262 lifespan beagles (LSB) entered into lifespan studies at the Radiobiology Division, University of Utah, beginning in 1952 and ending in 1980, indicated that about 97% of ancestor citations in the various pedigrees were of only 10 breeding animals (breeders) among breeders within the beagle colony. In turn, just 18 AKC-registered "champion" beagles from outside of this colony (founders) accounted for about 98% of all ancestor citations among founders for the LSB. We conclude from this study that the animals used in the lifespan radionuclide experiments can be considered to be somewhat genetically interrelated.
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- R D Lloyd
- Department of Radiology, Radiobiology Division, University of Utah, 729 Arapeen Drive #2334, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1218, USA.
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Krahenbuhl MP, Bess JD, Wilde JL, Vostrotin VV, Suslova KG, Khokhryakov VF, Slaughter DM, Miller SC. Uncertainties analysis of doses resulting from chronic inhalation of plutonium at the Mayak production association. HEALTH PHYSICS 2005; 89:33-45. [PMID: 15951690 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000154027.92466.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A method is presented to determine the uncertainties in the reported dose due to incorporated plutonium for the Mayak Worker Cohort. The methodology includes errors generated by both detection methods and modeling methods. To accomplish the task, the method includes classical statistics, Monte Carlo, perturbation, and reliability groupings. Uncertainties are reported in percent of reported dose as a function of total body burden. The cohort was initially sorted into six reliability groups, with "A" being the data set that the investigators are most confident is correct and "G" being the data set with the most ambiguous data. Categories were adjusted based on preliminary calculation of uncertainties using the sorting criteria. Specifically, the impact of transportability (the parameter used to describe the transport of plutonium from the lung to systemic organs) was underestimated, and the structure of the sort was reorganized to reflect the impact of transportability. The finalized categories are designated with Roman numerals I through V, with "I" being the most reliable. Excluding Category V (neither bioassay nor autopsy), the highest uncertainty in lung doses is for individuals from Category IV-which ranged from 90-375% for total body burdens greater than 10 Bq, along with work histories that indicated exposure to more than one transportability class. The smallest estimated uncertainties for lung doses were determined by autopsy. Category I has a 32-38% uncertainty in the lung dose for total body burdens greater than 1 Bq. First, these results provide a further definition and characterization of the cohort and, second, they provide uncertainty estimates for these plutonium exposure categories.
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Affiliation(s)
- M P Krahenbuhl
- University of Utah, 50 So. Central Campus Drive, Rm 1206, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Bijwaard H, Brugmans MJP, Leenhouts HP. Two-mutation models for bone cancer due to radium, strontium and plutonium. Radiat Res 2004; 162:171-84. [PMID: 15387145 DOI: 10.1667/rr3184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Data from beagle experiments and radium dial painters were used to derive two-mutation carcinogenesis models for bone cancer induced by the bone-seeking radionuclides radium, strontium and plutonium. For all data, the model fits indicate that at low doses both mutation rates depend linearly and equally strongly on dose rate. For the high-LET alpha-particle emitters, a cell killing term reduces the second mutation rate at high dose rates. In all cases, the combined effect of both mutation rates is a linear-quadratic dose-effect relationship for cancer at low doses. This behavior may lead to experimental data that could be mistaken as showing a threshold below which no cancers are induced. Derived parameters such as toxicity ratios and tumor growth times compare well with values reported in the literature. Furthermore, results for plutonium indicate that rapid burial of the nuclide in the growing bones of juvenile beagles leads to a significant reduction of its toxicity, as was suggested previously. The results for radium in beagles compare well with those for humans and suggest that the models derived for strontium and plutonium in beagles may be translated to humans. The significant model parameters for the accurate animal data could then also be used to fit human epidemiological data.
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- Harmen Bijwaard
- Laboratory for Radiation Research, RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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