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HEALTH PHYSICS
Volume 119, Issue 1, Pages 12-20Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001221
Keywords
Co-60; gamma radiation; mice; radiation protection
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- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute [RAB2HD]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in mouse jejunum protein expression in response to prophylactic administration of two promising tocols, gamma-tocotrienol (GT3) and alpha-tocopherol succinate (TS), as radiation countermeasures before irradiation to elucidate the molecular mechanism(s) of their radioprotective efficacy. Mice were administered GT3 or TS (200 mg kg(-1)) subcutaneously 24 h prior to exposure to 11 Gy Co-60 gamma-radiation, a supralethal dose for mice. Jejunum was harvested 24 h post-irradiation. Results of the two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE), coupled with mass spectrometry, and advanced bioinformatics tools suggest that the tocols have a corresponding impact on expression of 13 proteins as identified by mass spectrometry. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) reveals a network of associated proteins involved in inflammatory response, organismal injury and abnormalities, and cellular development. Relevant signaling pathways including actin cytoskeleton signaling, RhoA signaling, and Rho family GTPase were identified. This study reveals the major proteins, pathways, and networks involved in preventing the radiation-induced injury in gut that may be contributing to enhanced survival.
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