title: Effect of liposomal muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine and indomethacin on hematopoietic recovery in irradiated mice.
abstract: The effects of liposomal muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine (MTP-PE/MLV, radioprotective immunomodulator; 10 mg/kg) and indomethacin (INDO, inhibitor of prostaglandin production; 2 mg/kg) on post-irradiation recovery of hematopoietic functions in mice were investigated. Two agents with distinct radioprotective mechanisms were administered alone or in combination 24 h and 3 h before exposure to 7 Gy (60)Co radiation. In the post-irradiation period (3-14 days) combined pre-treatment of mice accelerated recovery of bone marrow cellularity, weight of spleen and myelopoietic and erythropoietic activity in both hematopoietic organs, compared to treatment with MTP-PE/MLV or indomethacin alone. In the peripheral blood, improved radioprotective effects of combined drug administration were found in the recovery of reticulocytes and platelet count. No further significant differences in the recovery of leukocyte count were observed in the examined groups until post-irradiation day 14. Within the first 3-6 post-irradiation days, the bone marrow and peripheral blood smears of mice pre-treated with indomethacin alone or its combination with MTP-PE/MLV more frequently featured blast cells and large cells with abundant cytoplasm which could be considered the hematopoietic stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic. nmackova@kosice.upjs.sk
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Macková
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fedorocko
mesh_terms: D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008081:Liposomes; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D008081:Liposomes; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; C037144:mifamurtide; D000119:Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine; D007213:Indomethacin