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Matsuu-Matsuyama M, Shichijo K, Tsuchiya T, Kondo H, Miura S, Matsuda K, Sekine I, Nakashima M. Protective effects of a cystine and theanine mixture against acute radiation injury in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 78:103395. [PMID: 32325407 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
This study aims to examine the effects of cystine and theanine (CT), which increases glutathione biosynthesis, on the survival rate and acute radiation injury of the small intestine and bone marrow using a rat model. CT pre-treatment (280 mg/kg for 5 days) significantly improved weight loss and survival rate of rats as compared with the control group after 5 Gy. CT pre-treatment significantly increased the rate of mucosa and crypt length, and decreased the number of apoptotic cells, TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3 positive cells, while increasing the number of mitotic cells and Ki-67 positive cells in jejunal crypts and villi compared to control rats post-irradiation. CT also suppressed bone marrow cell loss and reduced the number of apoptotic cells in bone marrow. These results suggest a protective effect of CT pre-treatment for acute injury after irradiation through apoptosis inhibition and increased proliferative activity in jejunal crypt cells and bone marrow cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mutsumi Matsuu-Matsuyama
- Tissue and Histopathology Section, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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- Department of Tumor and Diagnostic Pathology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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- Sendai City Medical Center, 5-22-1 Tsurugaya, Miyagino, Miyagi 983-0824, Japan.
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- Biostatistics Section, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura, Nagasaki 856-8562, Japan.
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- Department of Tumor and Diagnostic Pathology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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- Department of Tumor and Diagnostic Pathology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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- Tissue and Histopathology Section, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Tumor and Diagnostic Pathology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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Matsuu-Matsuyama M, Okaichi K, Shichijo K, Nakayama T, Nakashima M, Sekine I. Norepinephrine enhances radiosensitivity in rat ileal epithelial cells. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2011; 52:369-373. [PMID: 21343673 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We previously reported that the apoptosis index in jejunal crypt cells after X irradiation was greater in spontaneously hypertensive rats than in Wistar-Kyoto rats. Moreover, these same cells showed a suppression of apoptosis when reserpine was administered to induce sympathetic dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats or Wistar-Kyoto rats. Whether the hyperfunction of the sympathetic nervous system is involved in the high susceptibility of the jejunal crypt cells to radiation-induced apoptosis was the subject of this study. The effect of norepinephrine (NE) on cell survival was examined using the colony formation assay after X-ray irradiation of rat ileal epithelial cells (IEC-18). The addition of 1 µM NE decreased the surviving fraction of cells irradiated with 6 Gy from 37% to 8%. The radiosensitivity of IEC-18 cells was enhanced by the addition of 1 µM of NE. The irradiation and treatment with NE also resulted in an increased cellular apoptotic rate. These results showing enhanced radiosensitivity of rat ileal epithelial cells by NE suggest that NE may be one of the factors which aggravate acute radiation injury in the intestine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mutsumi Matsuu-Matsuyama
- Department of Tumor and Diagnostic Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Matsuu-Matsuyama M, Nakashima M, Shichijo K, Okaichi K, Nakayama T, Sekine I. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Suppresses Radiation-Induced Apoptosis and TP53 Pathway in Rat Small Intestine. Radiat Res 2010; 174:52-61. [DOI: 10.1667/rr1802.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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