title: 16,16-Dimethyl prostaglandin E2 and/or syngeneic bone marrow transplantation increase mouse survival after supra-lethal total body irradiation.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dm-PGE2), with and without syngeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) on the survival and hematopoietic recovery of mice given 14-20 Gy total body irradiation (TBI). Survival of mice given combined dm-PGE2 and BMT was improved significantly over that of mice given either treatment alone. The 30-day survival after 14, 15, 16 or 18 Gy TBI for combined treatment was 97, 90, 20 or 10 percent, respectively. The corresponding 30-day survival rates for mice given BMT alone were 69, 60, 7 or 0 percent, respectively. For dm-PGE2 alone, 30-day survival was 63, 20, 10 or 0 percent, respectively. Deaths in both dm-PGE2 treated groups generally occurred after day 10 whereas deaths in the BMT group occurred before day 10. All irradiated controls were dead on or before day 10; after larger doses, deaths clustered around day 5. After 20 Gy TBI, all mice in all groups were dead by day 7. Studies of white blood cell recovery 1-9 days after 14 Gy TBI showed improvement with BMT, whereas dm-PGE2 did not enhance recovery. Nucleated cells per humerus, spleen weight, and spleen iron uptake (erythropoiesis) were also improved by BMT but not dm-PGE2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Patrene
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Boggs
mesh_terms: D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D051379:Mice; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; D015064:16,16-Dimethylprostaglandin E2