PMID: 8948350Oct 1, 1996Paper

Cellular and secretory mechanisms related to delayed radiation-induced microvessel dysfunction in the spinal cord of rats

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
T SiegalH Ovadia

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate long-term, radiation-induced changes in microvessel permeability, the profile of the vasoactive mediators endothelin and nitric oxide, and the response of specific cell systems in the irradiated spinal cord of rats. The thoracolumbar spinal cords of Fischer rats were irradiated to a dose of 15 Gy, and the rats were sacrificed at various times afterward. Endothelin levels and nitric oxide-synthase (NOS) activity were assayed in extracts of spinal cords. Microvascular permeability and the effect of treatment with recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase (r-hMnSOD) were assessed quantitatively. Immunohistochemistry evaluated astrocytes, microglia, vascular basal membrane, and neurofilaments. None of the rats developed neurologic dysfunction. Endothelin levels were significantly reduced at 18 h after irradiation and markedly attenuated after 10 days (p < 0.007). Thereafter, endothelin levels returned to normal values at 56 days after radiation and escalated to markedly high levels after 120 and 180 days (p < 0.002). NOS activity remained very low throughout the period of follow-up and failed to counterbalance the shifts in endothelin levels. Treatment with r-hMnSOD had no effect on normal vas...Continue Reading

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