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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Role of the esophageal vagus neural pathway in ionizing irradiation-induced seizures in nitric oxide synthase-1 homologous recombinant negative NOS1-/- mice.

Mark E Bernard, Hyun Kim, Jean-Claude Rwigema, Michael W Epperly, Eric E Kelley, Geoffery H Murdoch, Tracy Dixon, Hong Wang, Joel S Greenberger

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark E BernardDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.
Hyun Kim
Jean-Claude Rwigema
Michael W Epperly
Eric E Kelley
Geoffery H Murdoch
Tracy Dixon
Hong Wang
Joel S Greenberger
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Pitt Integrated Clinical and Geroscience Research Training ProgramT32AG021885 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Aditi U Gurkar · 2003 to 2026
$6.7M
Gene Therapy Reduction of Radiotherapy EsophagitisR01CA083876 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GREENBERGER, JOEL S · 2001 to 2010
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA083876NCI NIH HHS R01 CA83876NIA NIH HHS T32 AG021885NIA NIH HHS T32-AG21885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimWe sought to define the mechanism of total body irradiation (TBI)-induced seizures in NOS1(-/-) mice and amelioration by intra-esophageal manganese superoxide dismutase-plasmid liposomes (MnSOD-PL). MATERIALS AND

methodsWe evaluated the role of vagus nerve pathways in irradiation-induced seizures using biochemical, physiologic, and histopathologic techniques.

resultsHeterozygous NOS1(+/-) mice demonstrated radioresistance similar to wild-type C57BL/6NHsd mice (p=0.9269). Irradiation-induced lipid peroxidation in fetal brain cultures from NOS1(-/-) or wild-type mice was reduced by MnSOD-PL. Right-sided vagotomy did not alter the TBI radiation response of wild-type or reverse the radiosensitivity of NOS1(-/-) mice. Excised esophagus from irradiated NOS1(-/-) mice demonstrated an increased histopathologic inflammatory response compared to C57BL/6NHsd mice.

conclusionNOS1(-/-) mice represent a model system for dissecting the developmental abnormalities leading to esophageal-mediated TBI-induced seizures.

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Radiation, IonizingAnimalsElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyEsophagusMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNitric Oxide Synthase Type IRecombinant ProteinsSeizuresVagus NerveWhole-Body IrradiationNitric Oxide Synthase Type INos1 protein, mouseRecombinant Proteins

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PMID22021678
PMCPMC3593194
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