title: Effect of ionizing radiation on prostaglandin-like activity in tissues.
abstract: One to 7 days after whole body exposure of mice to a single dose of 700 R of x-rays, little or no change was detected in prostaglandin-like activity in the brain, blood and seminal vesicles. Slight increases in intestinal and renal tissue were not significant. In the lung, mean activity rose from 62 ng/g to a transient peak of 145 ng/g wet weight on the fourth day (P less than 0.05). In the spleen, mean levels rose steadily from 13.2 ng/g to 259 ng/g on the fourth day (P less than 0.01), and were still 184.4 ng/g on the seventh day. 2 Prostaglandin-like activity was measured 4 days after single doses of 200-700 R. In the lung, a significant rise was produced by 600 and 700 R, and in the spleen by 200-700 R. 3 Thin layer chromatography showed that part of the prostaglandin-like activity in spleen extracts had RF similar to that of [3H]-prostaglandin E1, and part to that of [3H]-prostaglandin F2alpha. 4 Splenic tissue from mice exposed to 700 R four days earlier, inactivated prostaglandin E1 less potently than did tissue from non-irradiated mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008814:Mice, Inbred NZB; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins