Analysis of whole-blood antioxidant capacity after chronic and localized irradiation using the i-STrap method

Autor: Yohei Inaba, Naoki Kunugita, Yu Sogo, Kumi Morikawa, Koichi Chida, Lue Sun, Takashi Moritake
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Radiation Research
ISSN: 1349-9157
0449-3060
Popis: Ionizing radiation exposure affects the redox state in vivo. Recently, whole-blood antioxidant capacity (WBAC) has been reported to decrease in a dose-dependent manner after acute total body irradiation (TBI). However, changes in WBAC after localized and chronic irradiations have not been reported. This study analyzed changes to WBAC in mice after either localized irradiation (irradiation of the left hind leg only) or chronic TBI using the i-STrap method. Leg-localized irradiation exerted limited effects on WBAC, while WBAC decreased in a dose rate-dependent manner after TBI. Further, the WBAC reached the minimum value in a shorter period at a smaller dose rate. Our results suggest that changes in WBAC do not directly reflect absorbed dose, but may reflect radiation-induced biological damage at the systemic level. This study will contribute to the understanding of radiation-induced injuries and diseases, and will facilitate the establishment of biomarkers for radiation exposure.
Databáze: OpenAIRE