title: Effect of Oral Supplementation of Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles on White Blood Cell Profile of BALB/c Mice and Mice Exposed to X-ray Radiation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Radiation therapy is an effective method used for treatment of many types of cancers. However, this method can cause unwanted side effects such as bone marrow suppression. In this study, the effect of oral administration of biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) on total and differentiated white cells profile of BALB/c mice exposed to X-ray radiation was investigated and compared with non-irradiated mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty female BALB/c mice between six to eight weeks olds were divided into 4 test and control groups in two categories of normal and irradiated mice. In normal mice SeNPs administration was started from the day 0 and followed for a month. Irradiated mice were divided into three groups and were exposed to doses of 2, 4 and 8 Gy. After 72 hr of irradiation, the SeNPs treatment was started and continued for a month. Total and differentiated blood cells counts of both irradiated and non-irradiated groups were monitored during 30 days and the obtained results were compared. Also, the deposition of Se in different tissues and blood serum of normal mice was determined in normal mice after 30 days period of supplementation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In normal mice an increase in the count of neutrophils was observed after 30 days of supplementation. In irradiated mice, SeNPs supplementation led to increase in both lymphocytes and neutrophils counts especially in mice exposed to 2 and 4 Gys radiation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiotherapy is categorized as an invasive method which can cause tissue damage and suppress the host immune defense. A restore of lymphocytes which was observed after SeNPs supplementation in irradiated mice can be highly interesting and provide cellular immunity against malignant diseases or other bacterial or fungal infections after radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yazdi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masoudifar
authors.forename: Bardia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varastehmoradi
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Erfan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kheradmand
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homayouni
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shahverdi
keywords: Bone marrow suppression; Radiotherapy; Selenium nanoparticle; Side effect
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