TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of captopril against radiation injuries in the Göttingen minipig model of hematopoietic-acute radiation syndrome
AU - Rittase, W. Bradley
AU - McCart, Elizabeth A.
AU - Muir, Jeannie M.
AU - Bouten, Roxane M.
AU - Slaven, John E.
AU - Mungunsukh, Ognoon
AU - Bylicky, Michelle A.
AU - Wilkins, W. Louis
AU - Lee, Sang Ho
AU - Gudmundsson, Kristbjorn O.
AU - Pucchio, Tiziana Di
AU - Olsen, Cara H.
AU - Du, Yang
AU - Day, Regina M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Our laboratory has demonstrated that captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, mitigates hematopoietic injury following total body irradiation in mice. Improved survival in mice is correlated with improved recovery of mature blood cells and bone marrow, reduction of radiation-induced inflammation, and suppression of radiation coagulopathy. Here we investigated the effects of captopril treatment against radiation injuries in the Göttingen mini pig model of Hematopoietic-Acute Radiation Syndrome (H-ARS). Minipigs were given captopril orally (0.96 mg/kg) twice daily for 12 days following total body irradiation (60Co 1.79 Gy, 0.42-0.48 Gy/min). Blood was drawn over a time course following irradiation, and tissue samples were collected at euthanasia (32-35 days post-irradiation). We observed improved survival with captopril treatment, with survival rates of 62.5% in vehicle treated and 87.5% in captopril treated group. Additionally, captopril significantly improved recovery of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and a trend toward improvement in recovery of red blood cells and platelets. Captopril significantly reduced radiation-induced expression of cytokines erythropoietin and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and suppressed radiation-induced acute-phase inflammatory response cytokine serum amyloid protein A. Using quantitative-RT-PCR to monitor bone marrow recovery, we observed significant suppression of radiation-induced expression of redox stress genes and improved hematopoietic cytokine expression. Our findings suggest that captopril activities in the Göttingen minipig model of hematopoietic-acute radiation syndrome reflect findings in the murine model.
AB - Our laboratory has demonstrated that captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, mitigates hematopoietic injury following total body irradiation in mice. Improved survival in mice is correlated with improved recovery of mature blood cells and bone marrow, reduction of radiation-induced inflammation, and suppression of radiation coagulopathy. Here we investigated the effects of captopril treatment against radiation injuries in the Göttingen mini pig model of Hematopoietic-Acute Radiation Syndrome (H-ARS). Minipigs were given captopril orally (0.96 mg/kg) twice daily for 12 days following total body irradiation (60Co 1.79 Gy, 0.42-0.48 Gy/min). Blood was drawn over a time course following irradiation, and tissue samples were collected at euthanasia (32-35 days post-irradiation). We observed improved survival with captopril treatment, with survival rates of 62.5% in vehicle treated and 87.5% in captopril treated group. Additionally, captopril significantly improved recovery of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and a trend toward improvement in recovery of red blood cells and platelets. Captopril significantly reduced radiation-induced expression of cytokines erythropoietin and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and suppressed radiation-induced acute-phase inflammatory response cytokine serum amyloid protein A. Using quantitative-RT-PCR to monitor bone marrow recovery, we observed significant suppression of radiation-induced expression of redox stress genes and improved hematopoietic cytokine expression. Our findings suggest that captopril activities in the Göttingen minipig model of hematopoietic-acute radiation syndrome reflect findings in the murine model.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0256208
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0256208
M3 - Article
C2 - 34449797
AN - SCOPUS:85113875589
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 16
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 8 August
M1 - e0256208
ER -