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  • Title: Evaluation of nitrone spin-trapping agents as radioprotectors.
    Author: Young HK, Floyd RA, Maidt ML, Dynlacht JR.
    Journal: Radiat Res; 1996 Aug; 146(2):227-31. PubMed ID: 8693073.
    Abstract:
    The focus of this investigation was to determine whether the nitrone spin-trapping compounds alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN), 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) and alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone (POBN) are radioprotectors. Two methods were used to assess for radioprotection: measurement of oxidative damage to DNA bases and mammalian cell survival assays. Oxidative damage to DNA was quantified by measuring the relative amounts of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) produced by the reaction of hydroxyl radicals (OH.) with 2-deoxyguanosine (dG) after irradiation. PBN, DMPO and POBN, when dissolved in aqueous solutions of either dG or naked salmon sperm DNA, reduced the formation of 8-OH-dG by 137Cs gamma irradiation significantly. The spin-trapping agents, especially PBN at lower concentrations, were more effective in preventing radiation-induced formation of 8-OH-dG in naked DNA than in free dG. These data suggest that PBN, DMPO and POBN act as free radical scavengers which may associate with DNA and afford protection against gamma rays. However, no enhancement of survival was observed when Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells were exposed to high non-toxic concentrations of PBN or POBN prior to and during irradiation with 60Co gamma rays and scored for clonogenic survival. DMPO provided only minimal protection from radiation-induced cell killing.
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