Short-Term Inhibition of ADP-Induced Platelet Aggregation by Clopidogrel Ameliorates Radiation-Induced Toxicity in Rat Small Intestine
Short-Term Inhibition of ADP-Induced Platelet Aggregation by Clopidogrel Ameliorates Radiation-Induced Toxicity in Rat Small Intestine
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氯吡格雷短期抑制 ADP 诱导的血小板聚集可改善大鼠小肠中辐射诱导的毒性
作者:
Junru Wang;C. Albertson;Huaien Zheng;L. Fink;J. Herbert;M. Hauer
Summary Endothelial dysfunction and increased platelet aggregation may be involved in the pathogenesis of normal tissue radiation toxicity. This study assessed clopidogrel, an inhibitor of ADP-induced platelet aggregation, as a modulator of intestinal radiation injury (radiation enteropathy). Rat small intestine was exposed to 21 Gy X-radiation. Clopidogrel (20 mg/kg/day) or vehicle was administered from 2 days before to 10 days after irradiation. Structural radiation injury, neutrophil infiltration, smooth muscle cell proliferation, collagen content, and TGF-β1 expression were assessed 2 weeks (early phase) and 26 weeks (delayed phase) after irradiation, using quantitative histology and immunohistochemistry, morphometry, and real-time fluorogenic probe RT-PCR. Irradiated intestine exhibited significant histopathologic injury, reduced mucosal surface area, vascular sclerosis, intestinal wall fibrosis, increased collagen content, and increased TGF-β1 expression. Clopidogrel reduced ADP-induced platelet aggregation by 93% and significantly attenuated the severity of post-radiation vascular sclerosis (p = 0.004 and p = 0.02) and the loss of mucosal surface area (p = 0.0008 and p = 0.003) at both 2 and 26 weeks. Clopidogrel also ameliorated overall histopathologic injury (p = 0.02), relative intestinal collagen content (p = 0.03), and collagen III immunoreactivity levels 2 weeks after irradiation, and caused a borderline reduction in the radiation-induced increase in extracellular matrix-associated TGF-β immunoreactivity at 26 weeks (p = 0.04). The effects of clopidogrel on steady-state TGF-β1 mRNA levels and neutrophil infiltration were not statistically significant. Short-term clopidogrel administration affords protection against early and, to a lesser extent, delayed radiation enteropathy. Modulation of platelet aggregation should be subject to further studies as a potential method to increase safety and efficacy of radiation therapy.
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DOI:
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发表时间:
2001
期刊:
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
影响因子:
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作者:
Wang,J;Zheng,H;Hauer-Jensen,M
通讯作者:
Hauer-Jensen,M
DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65741-0
发表时间:
1998-11
期刊:
The American journal of pathology
影响因子:
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作者:
Junru Wang;Huaien Zheng;C. Sung;K. Richter;M. Hauer-Jensen
通讯作者:
Junru Wang;Huaien Zheng;C. Sung;K. Richter;M. Hauer-Jensen
影响因子:
4
作者:
Cunningham,DD;VanNostrand,WE;Farrell,DH;Campbell,CH
通讯作者:
Campbell,CH
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Law,MP
通讯作者:
Law,MP