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26 November 2013 Delta-Tocotrienol Protects Mice from Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal Injury
Xiang Hong Li, Sanchita P. Ghosh, Cam T. Ha, Dadin Fu, Thomas B. Elliott, David L. Bolduc, Vilmar Villa, Mark H. Whitnall, Michael R. Landauer, Mang Xiao
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Abstract

We recently demonstrated that natural delta-tocotrienol (DT3) significantly enhanced survival in total-body irradiated (TBI) mice, and protected mouse bone marrow cells from radiation-induced damage through Erk activation-associated mTOR survival pathways. Here, we further evaluated the effects and mechanisms of DT3 on survival of radiation-induced mouse acute gastrointestinal syndrome. DT3 (75–100 mg/kg) or vehicle was administered as a single subcutaneous injection to CD2F1 mice 24 h before 10–12 Gy 60Co total-body irradiation at a dose rate of 0.6 Gy/min and survival was monitored. In a separate group of mice, jejunum sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and the surviving crypts in irradiated mice were counted. Apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells was measured by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining and bacterial translocation from gut to heart, spleen and liver in irradiated mice were evaluated. DT3 (75 mg/kg) significantly enhanced survival in mice that received 10, 10.5, 11 or 12 Gy TBI. Administration of DT3 protected intestinal tissue, decreased apoptotic cells in jejunum and inhibited gut bacterial translocation in irradiated mice. Furthermore, DT3 significantly inhibited radiation-induced production of pro-inflammatory factors interleukin-1β and −6 and suppressed expression of protein tyrosine kinase 6 (PTK6), a stress-induced kinase that promotes apoptosis in mouse intestinal cells. Our data demonstrate that administration of DT3 protected mice from radiation-induced gastrointestinal system damage.

Xiang Hong Li, Sanchita P. Ghosh, Cam T. Ha, Dadin Fu, Thomas B. Elliott, David L. Bolduc, Vilmar Villa, Mark H. Whitnall, Michael R. Landauer, and Mang Xiao "Delta-Tocotrienol Protects Mice from Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal Injury," Radiation Research 180(6), 649-657, (26 November 2013). https://doi.org/10.1667/RR13398.1
Received: 2 May 2013; Accepted: 1 August 2013; Published: 26 November 2013
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