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2020746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
It is well known that irradiation may induce pronounced vascular lesions. Experimental studies revealed that irradiation induces an increased mitotic activity. As PGI2 has been claimed to be an antilesional agent, we wondered whether a pretreatment with PGI2 might abolish some of the effects induced by irradiation. 2 Groups of 24 rabbits were studied. 8 Rabbits each were irradiated with either 5 or 10 Gy on an abdominal aortic segment; 8 animals were sham treated. In each of the 3 groups half of the animals (n = 4) received PGI2 and half the buffer vehicle only. It is demonstrated that PGI2 is able to depress the enhanced mitotic activity induced by irradiation. In comparison to the controls, vascular thromboxane formation is decreased, the temporary increase in PGI2-formation by the vessel wall is less pronounced, whereas the conversion of exogenous arachidonic acid is unchanged. It is hypothetized that stable PGI2-analogues given during irradiation may probably prevent at least in part radiation-induced vascular changes and finally radiation-induced vasculopathy; this claim has to be proven in human.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0090-6980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced mitotic activity induced by irradiation is abolished by PGI2 pretreatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Atherosclerosis Research Group (ASF) Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article