title: Effect of the radioprotective drugs MEA, DMSO, and WR-2721 on tumor control and skin tolerance in the rat.
abstract: Mercaptoethylamine (MEA), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), and S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioate (WR-2721) were tested for their protective effects against single and fractionated doses of 250 kv X-rays. Acute and late skin reactions and control of the BA-1112 rhabdomyosarcoma were examined in protected and unprotected WAG/Rij rats. All drugs protected skin in both single and fractionated treatment regimens, with MEA giving the most protection and DMSO the least. DMSO and WR-2721 protected tumors against single doses of radiation, and all three drugs tested protected tumors against fractionated irradiation. As a result, only single-fraction treatments of MEA-protected animals showed therapeutically favorable differential protection.
mesh_terms: D004999:Amifostine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008624:Mercaptoethylamines / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D008624:Mercaptoethylamines; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D004999:Amifostine; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide