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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 240, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124402
Keywords
Gut microbiota; Ionizing radiation; Konjac glucomannan; Short chain fatty acid
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Oral konjac glucomannan (KGM) can reduce damages to the hematopoietic and gastrointestinal systems caused by ionizing radiation, and improve survival rates in mice. KGM promotes blood cell recovery and bone marrow cell proliferation, enhances gut protection, increases gut microbiota abundance, and inhibits radiation-induced apoptosis in intestinal cells.
Ionizing radiation-induced injury commonly happens in radiotherapy, leading to damages of the hematopoietic and gastrointestinal systems. Radioprotective medications are mainly applied in hospitals, although only injections are available and their gut protection is limited. Here, oral konjac glucomannan (KGM), a natural macromolecule and soluble dietary fiber, was used against ionizing radiation-induced injury. The mice were fed with KGM (0.4 g/kg) for 3 days or injected with a clinical medication amifostine before 6.5 Gy gamma-ray whole body irradiation (WBI) or 13 Gy whole abdominal irradiation (WAI). In the WBI experiments, KGM improved blood cell recovery and bone marrow cell proliferation in the femur and spleen, though its effect was weaker than or similar to that of amifostine. In the WBI experiments, the gut protection of KGM was similar to or a little better than that of amifostine, involving regenerated crypts numbers, villus length, and gut permeability. Moreover, KGM remarkably enhanced the survival rates of WBI and WAI mice, consistent with amifostine. KGM, as a prebiotic, enhanced gut microbiota abundance, probiotic numbers, and short chain fatty acid production, maintaining gut homeostasis. Moreover, KGM inhibited the apoptosis of irradiated human intestinal epithelial cells. KGM is a promising natural macromolecule against ionizing radiation-induced injury.
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