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ArticleScientific reports2016

Neurogenic differentiation factor NeuroD confers protection against radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice.

Ming Li, Aonan Du, Jing Xu, Yanchao Ma, Han Cao, Chao Yang, Xiao-Dong Yang, Chun-Gen Xing, Ming Chen, Wei Zhu and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ming LiSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Aonan DuSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Jing XuSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Yanchao MaSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Han CaoSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Chao YangDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing 100088, China.
Xiao-Dong YangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China.
Chun-Gen XingDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China.
Ming ChenZhejiang Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China.
Wei ZhuSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Shuyu ZhangSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Jianping CaoSchool of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Soochow University · CNAir Force General Hospital PLA · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract, especially the small intestine, is particularly sensitive to radiation, and is prone to radiation-induced injury as a result. Neurogenic differentiation factor (NeuroD) is an evolutionarily-conserved basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. NeuroD contains a protein transduction domain (PTD), which allows it to be exogenously delivered across the membrane of mammalian cells, whereupon its transcription activity can be unleashed. Whether NeuroD has therapeutic effects for radiation-induced injury remains unclear. In the present study, we prepared a NeuroD-EGFP recombinant protein, and explored its protective effects on the survival and intestinal damage induced by ionizing radiation. Our results showed that NeuroD-EGFP could be transduced into small intestine epithelial cells and tissues. NeuroD-EGFP administration significantly increased overall survival of mice exposed to lethal total body irradiation (TBI). This recombinant NeuroD also reduced radiation-induced intestinal mucosal injury and apoptosis, and improved crypt survival. Expression profiling of NeuroD-EGFP-treated mice revealed upregulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), a known inhibitor of apoptosis in mammalian cells. In conclusion, NeuroD confers protection against radiation-induced intestinal injury, and provides a novel therapeutic clinical option for the prevention of intestinal side effects of radiotherapy and the treatment of victims of incidental exposure.

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AnimalsApoptosisBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineEpithelial CellsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntestinal MucosaIntestine, SmallMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeuronsRadiation InjuriesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteinsenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenic differentiation factor 1Recombinant ProteinsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1

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PMID27436572
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