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ArticleScientific reports2017

The Toll-Like Receptor 2/6 Agonist, FSL-1 Lipopeptide, Therapeutically Mitigates Acute Radiation Syndrome.

Cathryn J Kurkjian, Hao Guo, Nathan D Montgomery, Ning Cheng, Hong Yuan, Joseph R Merrill, Gregory D Sempowski, W June Brickey, Jenny P-Y Ting

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Radiomitigators: Breakthroughs in Post-Radiation Recovery.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. Toll-like Receptors and Thrombopoiesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  14. Targets for protection and mitigation of radiation injury.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cathryn J KurkjianLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Hao GuoLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Nathan D MontgomeryDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Ning ChengLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Hong YuanDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Joseph R MerrillBiomedical Imaging Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Gregory D SempowskiDuke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
W June BrickeyLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jenny P-Y TingLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. jpyting@gmail.com.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USDuke University · USUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI David Darr · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Somatostatin analogues as countermeasures against intestinal radiation toxicityU19AI067798 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DOAN, PHUONG LINH · 2005 to 2024
$82.1M
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL)UC6AI058607 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, R SANDERS · 2003 to 2005
$16.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI067798NIAID NIH HHS UC6 AI058607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Risks of radiation exposure from nuclear incidents and cancer radiotherapy are undeniable realities. These dangers urgently compel the development of agents for ameliorating radiation-induced injuries. Biologic pathways mediated by myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), the common adaptor for toll-like receptor (TLR) and Interleukin-1 receptor signaling, are critical for radioprotection. Treating with agonists prior to radiation enhances survival by activating TLR signaling, whereas radiomitigating TLR-activating therapeutics given after exposure are less defined. We examine the radiomitigation capability of TLR agonists and identify one that is superior for its efficacy and reduced toxic consequences compared to other tested agonists. We demonstrate that the synthetic TLR2/6 ligand Fibroblast-stimulating lipopeptide (FSL-1) substantially prolongs survival in both male and female mice when administered 24 hours after radiation and shows MyD88-dependent function. FSL-1 treatment results in accelerated hematopoiesis in bone marrow, spleen and periphery, and augments systemic levels of hematopoiesis-stimulating factors. The ability of FSL-1 to stimulate hematopoiesis is critical, as hematopoietic dysfunction results from a range of ionizing radiation doses. The efficacy of a single FSL-1 dose for alleviating radiation injury while protecting against adverse effects reveals a viable radiation countermeasures agent.

Indexed as

Acute Radiation SyndromeAnimalsDiglyceridesFemaleGamma RaysMaleMiceMice, KnockoutOligopeptidesRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalRadiation-Protective AgentsToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 6DiglyceridesFSL-1 lipoprotein, syntheticOligopeptidesRadiation-Protective AgentsTlr2 protein, mouseTlr6 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 6

Identifiers

PMID29230065
PMCPMC5725477
OpenAlexW2772953568

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