title: Suppressing effects of glucan on micronuclei induced by Co60 in mice.
abstract: The effects of glucan on the frequency of micronuclei in polychromatic erythrocytes of A/Ph mouse bone marrow induced by Co60 irradiation were examined. Suppressing effect of three glucan derivatives was statistically significant (P less than 0.01) by intravenous application of glucan one hour after irradiation. The most expressive effect was obvious by K3 substituent (DS 0.89). Intraperitoneal application of glucan has to be done earlier than one hour after irradiation. The suppressive effects of glucans can be explained by their ability to trap OH radicals and so decrease the clastogenic effect of irradiation. The results may be useful for therapeutic application of glucan with radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chorvatovicová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005936:Glucans / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D051379:Mice; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D013997:Time Factors; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005936:Glucans; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents