PUBLICATION
Radioprotective effect of mistletoe extract on intestinal toxicity: in vivo study using adult zebrafish
- Authors
- Park, S., Kim, S., Koun, S., Park, H.C., Yoon, W.S., Rim, C.H.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-221102-8
- Date
- 2022
- Source
- International Journal of Radiation Biology 99(5): 845-852 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Kim, Suhyun, Koun, Soonil, Park, Hae-Chul
- Keywords
- mistletoe, radioprotectant, radiotherapy, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Amifostine*
- Animals
- Intestines
- Mistletoe*
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Plant Extracts/therapeutic use
- Radiation-Protective Agents*/pharmacology
- Radiation-Protective Agents*/therapeutic use
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 36318746 Full text @ Int. J. Radiat. Biol.
Citation
Park, S., Kim, S., Koun, S., Park, H.C., Yoon, W.S., Rim, C.H. (2022) Radioprotective effect of mistletoe extract on intestinal toxicity: in vivo study using adult zebrafish. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 99(5):845-852.
Abstract
Purpose The intestine is a dose-limiting organ in the treatment of intra-abdominal cancer. We previously reported that the extract of mistletoe parasites on Quercus had a more potent radioprotective effect than amifostine in reducing the developmental toxicities of zebrafish embryos. In this study, radioprotection against intestinal toxicity was investigated in adult zebrafish.
Methods Wild-type adult AB zebrafish were exposed to 45-50 Gy of photon beam irradiation and/or treated with mistletoe extract orally 1 h before. The main endpoints of the study were survival and degree of deformation of the intestinal villi.
Results The median follow-up period was 10 days post-irradiation (range:7-11 days). A total of 105 zebrafish were used, including 42 in the radiation alone, 42 in the radiation and mistletoe arms, and 21 control subjects (mistletoe alone, mock-irradiated arm). The rate of both significant deformity and death was 53% in the radiation-alone arm, whereas the corresponding rate was 30% in the radiation and mistletoe arms. Significant deformity-free survival rates at 10 days post-irradiation in the radiation alone, and radiation and mistletoe arms were 44.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]:20-54.3) and 68.4% (95% CI:53.8-86.8), respectively (p = 0.046). The radiation and mistletoe arms showed decreased expression of two of three inflammatory genes (IL-1β and IL-6) compared to the radiation alone group (p < 0.05).
Conclusion The radioprotective effect against intestinal toxicity was successfully shown in an adult zebrafish model. This result suggests the possibility of clinical use of mistletoe extract for the treatment of abdominal cancers.
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