The haemotoxicity of azathioprine in repeat dose studies in the female CD-1 mouse
| Autor: | Charles V. J. Mifsud, Frances M. Gibson, Matthew Whayman, Andrew M. Pilling, Sean McKeag, Harpal K. Marway, Christabelle M. Chen, John Turton, Gemma Molyneux |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Azathioprine Cell Biology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Muscle hypertrophy Haematopoiesis medicine.anatomical_structure Immunosuppressive drug Endocrinology Cytokine Apoptosis Internal medicine Toxicity medicine Bone marrow business Molecular Biology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Experimental Pathology. 89:138-158 |
| ISSN: | 0959-9673 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2008.00575.x |
| Popis: | Azathioprine (AZA) is a cytotoxic immunosuppressive drug used in the prevention of rejection in organ transplants and the treatment of auto-immune diseases. However, AZA is haemotoxic causing significant bone marrow depression. The present studies were to characterize the haemotoxicity of AZA in the female CD-1 mouse. In Experiment 1, a dose-ranging study, with AZA gavaged daily for 10 days, clinical evidence of toxicity was evident at 125 mg/kg and above. Experiment 2 was a dose–response study with AZA gavaged daily for 10 days at 40–120 mg/kg. At day 1 after the final dose, AZA induced a dose-related pancytopaenia, reduced femoral marrow cellularity, increases in serum levels of the cytokine fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand, reduction in granulocyte-monocyte colony-forming units and erythroid colonies, and increased bone marrow apoptosis. Histology demonstrated hepatocyte hypertrophy, thymic atrophy, reduced splenic extramedullary haemopoiesis, and reduced cellularity of sternal bone marrow. In Experiment 3, AZA was dosed for 10 days at 100 mg/kg with autopsies at 1, 3, 9, 22, 29, 43 and 57 days postdosing. At 1, 3 and 9 days, haematological parameters reflected changes in Experiment 2. At 22/29 days, many blood parameters were returning towards normal; at 43/57 days, most parameters compared with controls. However, there was some evidence of a persistent (i.e. residual/late-stage) mild reduction in RBC and erythroid progenitor cell counts at day 43/57. We conclude that the CD-1 mouse provides an acceptable model for the haemotoxicity of AZA in man. |
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