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Association of granulocyte transmigration with structural and cellular parameters of injury in experimental radiation enteropathy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9436244     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Inflammatory cells are involved in the pathogenesis of tissue injury through release of cytokines and biologically active compounds. This study used a novel, noninvasive method to assess the association between granulocyte transmigration and structural and molecular changes in radiation enteropathy. A 4 cm loop of rat small intestine was exposed to 0, 2.8, 12, or 23 Gy localized irradiation. Feces was collected in metabolic cages before and 3, 7, 14, 28, and 42 days after irradiation. Granulocyte marker protein (GMP) was measured in buffer extracts of feces by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Irradiated and shielded intestine were procured at 2 and 26 weeks and assessed for histopathologic injury [radiation injury score (RIS)], ED-2 positive macrophages, and interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) positive cells. Irradiated intestine exhibited characteristic histopathologic alterations and increased numbers of macrophages and IL-1 alpha positive cells. There was a highly significant dose-dependent increase in post-radiation GMP (P < 0.0001). Maximal GMP excretion occurred 3-7 days after irradiation. Six weeks after irradiation, GMP excretion had returned to normal in the 2.8 and 12 Gy groups, but was still 3.5 times higher in the 23 Gy group than in controls. The associations between early GMP excretion and RIS and fibrosis at 26 weeks were highly significant (P < 0.001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Post-radiation granulocyte transmigration is dose-dependent and correlates with structural and molecular changes, as well as with subsequent chronic injury. The GMP assay is a sensitive, non-invasive indicator of acute intestinal radiation injury and a promising biological predictor of chronic toxicity. Our data underscore the importance of consequential mechanisms in radiation enteropathy.
Authors:
K K Richter; M K Fagerhol; J C Carr; J M Winkler; C C Sung; M Hauer-Jensen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiation oncology investigations     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1065-7541     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiat Oncol Investig     Publication Date:  1997  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-02-27     Completed Date:  1998-02-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9437448     Medline TA:  Radiat Oncol Investig     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  275-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Markers / analysis
Blood Proteins / analysis*,  biosynthesis
Cell Movement / radiation effects*
Confidence Intervals
Culture Techniques
Disease Models, Animal
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Feces / chemistry
Fibrosis
Granulocytes / metabolism,  radiation effects*
Interleukin-1 / analysis
Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism,  pathology,  radiation effects
Intestine, Small / chemistry,  pathology,  radiation effects*
Male
Radiation Injuries, Experimental / pathology,  physiopathology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Blood Proteins; 0/Interleukin-1

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