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The Role of Oxidative Radicals in Radiation Pneumonitis and defensive effects of anti-oxidant agents

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07671000
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Radiation science
Research InstitutionKobe Univ.School of Med.Dept.of Rad.

Principal Investigator

KODAMA Akihisa  Kobe Univ.School of Med.Dept.of Rad., 医学部, 助手 (30252787)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IZUMIYAMA Kazutaka  Kobe Univ.School of Med.Dept.of Rad., 医学部附属病院, 助手 (60212958)
KONO Michio  Kobe Univ.School of Med.Dept.of Rad., 医学部, 教授 (60030938)
KODAMA Akihisa  Kobe Univ.School of Med.Dept.of Rad.
坂口 俊也  神戸大学, 医学部, 助手 (90205732)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywordsradiation pneumonitis / lipid peroxidation / gas chromatography / mass spectrometory (GC / MS) / free radical
Research Abstract

Radiation pneuminitis (RP) is thought to be caused by free radicals such as oxidative radical pruduced by irradiation. It is assumed that free radicals mainly react with lipids of cell membranes and the impairment of these membranes may cause RP.Therefore we examined the changes of lipids of irradiated mices lungs and compared with pathological changes.
Then experimentaly lipids peroxidation in irradiated mices lungs both in vitro and in vivo was analyzed and main fatty acids of lungs were quantified by gas chromatogrphy/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The total of all lipids of pulmonary tissue in vitro was decreased dramaticaly by irradiation. And this change was suppressed by antioxidants such as vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. On the other hand, in vivo these changes were not so clear. But Arachidonic acid and Docosahexanoic acid were also decreased by irradiation and prevented by these antioxidants. These changes were well correlated to pathophysiological findings at 4 weeks after irradiation. So we conclude that RP is mainly related to lipid peroxidation of pulmonary tissue and antioxidants suppress this reaction.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1995-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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