Evaluation of the fullerene compound DF-1 as a radiation protector

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Brown, Aaron P. [1 ]
Chung, Eun Joo
Urick, Mary Ellen
Shield, William P., III
Sowers, Anastasia L. [2 ]
Thetford, Angela [2 ]
Shankavaram, Uma T.
Mitchell, James B. [2 ]
Citrin, Deborah E.
机构
[1] NIH, Off Director, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] NCI, Radiat Biol Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DAMAGE; ANTIOXIDANT; INHIBITION; AMIFOSTINE; EFFICACY; BIOLOGY; TEMPOL; ALPHA;
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10.1186/1748-717X-5-34
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Background: Fullerene compounds are known to possess antioxidant properties, a common property of chemical radioprotectors. DF-1 is a dendrofullerene nanoparticle with antioxidant properties previously found to be radioprotective in a zebrafish model. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radioprotective effects of DF-1 in a murine model of lethal total body irradiation and to assess for selective radioprotection of normal cells versus tumor cells. Methods: In vitro radioresponse was evaluated with clonogenic assays with human tumor cells and fibroblast lines in the presence of varying concentrations of DF-1 or vehicle. DNA double strand break induction and repair was evaluated with immunocytochemistry for gamma H2AX. Lethal total body irradiation was delivered with 137Cs after intraperitoneal delivery of DF-1 or vehicle control. Bone marrow hypoxia was evaluated with piminidazole uptake assessed by flow cytometry. Results: DF-1 provided modest radioprotection of human cancer cell lines and fibroblast cell lines when delivered prior to irradiation (dose modifying factor or 1.1). There was no evidence of selective protection of fibroblasts versus tumor cells. Cells treated with DF-1 at radioprotective doses were found to have fewer gamma H2AX foci at 1 and 6 hours after irradiation compared to vehicle treated controls. The LD50/30 for C57Bl6/Ncr mice treated with a single 300 mg/kg dose of DF-1 pre-irradiation was 10.09 Gy (95% CI 9.58-10.26) versus 8.29 Gy (95% CI, 8.21-8.32) for control mice. No protective effects were seen with a single 200 mg/kg dose. No increase in pimonidazole uptake was appreciated in bone marrow of mice treated with DF-1 compared to vehicle controls. Conclusions: DF-1 has modest activity as a radiation protector in vivo. There was no evidence of selective protection from irradiation of normal versus tumor cells with DF-1.
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