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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-1
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on radiation damage in the mouse. DMSO (i.p. 0.11 g/mouse) administered 30 min before exposure protected the mice from the gamma-whole body irradiation: the 30 days lethality was significantly decreased from 44% to 16% (P < 0.05). The contents of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances(TBA-RS) in the mouse liver increased linearly between days 2 and 10 after 9 Gy gamma ray irradiation. The TBA-RS contents in the liver on days 2 to 10 after irradiation were reduced by DMSO pretreatment. The irradiation decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the liver on day 10. Decrease in SOD activity was prevented by DMSO pretreatment. In the electron microscopic study, the mitochondria in the irradiated mouse liver were swollen, but we could observe no change after DMSO pretreatment. The results suggest that DMSO has radioprotective effects, probably due to inhibition of lipid peroxidation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0388-1350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of dimethyl sulfoxide pretreatment on activities of lipid peroxide formation, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in the mouse liver after whole-body irradiation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article