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ArticleJournal of radiation research2016

Efficacy of polysaccharide from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans MSA3 administration as protection against γ-radiation in female rats.

Amal I Hassan, Mona A M Ghoneim, Manal G Mahmoud, Mohsen M S Asker, Saher S Mohamed

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Article in Journal of radiation research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amal I HassanDepartment of Radioisotopes, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt aml_h@hotmail.com.
Mona A M GhoneimDepartment of Radioisotopes, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.
Manal G MahmoudMicrobial Biotechnology Department, National Research Centre, 33 Bohouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt.
Mohsen M S AskerMicrobial Biotechnology Department, National Research Centre, 33 Bohouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt.
Saher S MohamedMicrobial Biotechnology Department, National Research Centre, 33 Bohouth Street, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt.
National Research Centre · EGEgyptian Atomic Energy Authority · EG

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Abstract

Damage to normal tissues is a consequence of both therapeutic and accidental exposures to ionizing radiation. A water-soluble heteropolysaccharide called AXEPS, composed of glucose, galactose, rhamnose and glucouronic acid in a molar ratio of nearly 1.0:1.6:0.4:2.3, respectively, was isolated from culture medium of strain Alcaligenes xylosoxidans MSA3 by ethanol precipitation followed by freeze-drying. Chemical analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and chromatographic studies revealed that the molecular weight was 1.6 × 10(4) g mol(-1). This study was designed to investigate the radioprotective and biological effects of AXEPS in alleviating the toxicity of ionizing radiation in female albino rats. A total of 32 female albino rats were divided into four groups. In the control group, rats were administered vehicle by tube for four weeks. The second group was administered AXEPS (100 mg/kg) orally by gavage for four weeks. Animals in the third group were exposed to whole-body γ-rays (5 Gy) and remained for 2 weeks without treatment. The fourth group received AXEPS (100 mg/kg) orally by gavage for two weeks before being exposed to whole-body γ-rays (5 Gy), then 24 h post γ-rays, they received AXEPS (100 mg/kg) in a treatment continuing till the end of the experiment (15 days after the whole-body γ-irradiation). Oral administration of AXEPS (100 mg/kg) significantly reversed the oxidative stress effects of radiation, as evidenced by the decrease in DNA damage in the bone marrow. Assessment of apoptosis and cell proliferation markers revealed that caspase-3 significantly increased in the irradiated group. Moreover, a significant decrease in the hematological constituents of peripheral blood, the chemotactic index and CD8+ T cells were observed in animals in the irradiation-only group, whereas an increase in the lymphocyte index was observed in animals in that group. In contrast, AXEPS treatment prevented these alterations. From our results, we conclude that AXEPS is a potent antioxidant and treatment agent for protection from γ-rays.

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Gamma RaysAlcaligenesAnimalsAntioxidantsDNAFemaleFree Radical ScavengersGenomeMolecular WeightPhylogenyPolysaccharides, BacterialRadiation-Protective AgentsRats, Sprague-DawleySpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredToxicity Tests, AcuteTreatment OutcomeAntioxidantsDNAFree Radical ScavengersPolysaccharides, BacterialRadiation-Protective AgentsAlcaligenes xylosoxidanschemical structureoxidative stresspolysaccharideγ rays

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PMID26712796
PMCPMC4795946
OpenAlexW2296008194

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