title: In vivo electron paramagnetic resonance studies on oxidative stress caused by X-irradiation in whole mice.
abstract: The effect of x-irradiation on the reduction rates of nitroxyl radicals was examined in whole mice using in vivo EPR. One hour after irradiation, the reduction rates of nitroxyl increased up to 15 Gy irradiation, but decreased over this dose. The enhancement of the reduction rate of nitroxyl was suppressed by preadministration of a radioprotector, cysteamine, suggesting that the enhancement of nitroxyl reduction is related to the radiation damage. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in liver homogenate were increased by x-irradiation, indicating that x-irradiation induced oxidative stress in mice. Endogenous antioxidant, alpha-tocopherol, and the activities of antioxidative enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase were not induced by x-irradiation under these experimental conditions. Eventually the nitroxyl reduction in whole mice should be enhanced by the oxidative stress due to x-irradiation. An in vivo EPR system probing the nitroxyl reduction should be applicable to the noninvasive study on the oxidative stress caused by radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioregulation Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anzai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D003543:Cysteamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000378:metabolism; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D014810:Vitamin E; D003543:Cysteamine; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C039900:nitroxyl