The effect of lucanthone on the radiation response of intestinal stem cells in Chinese hamsters.
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Abstract
Crypt microcolony assay was used to determine the effect of lucanthone on the radiation response of intestinal stem cells in Chinese hamsters . The Dq of the crypt microcolony radiation--survival curve was maximally reduced by 205 rads when lucanthone injection preceded irradiation by 10 hours and was reduced by 140 rads when injection followed irradiation by 5 hours. On simultaneous injection and irradiation, Dq was reduced by only 20 rads; when injection and irradiation were separated by approximately 30 hours, Dq returned to the control value. Lucanthone never affected Do. Thus at non-toxic concentrations, lucanthone reversibly modifies cellular ability to accumulate and repair sublethal radiation damage without affecting radiation sensitivity.
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- PubMed ID:
- 760168
- DOI:
- 10.1148/130.2.499
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