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[Lung injury caused by the inhalation of radioactive substances].
[Article in German]
Köhler D.
PMID: 3174578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
424. Jpn J Cancer Res. 1987 Dec;78(12):1420-5.
Protective effect of nimustine hydrochloride against radiation-induced pulmonary
injury in mice.
Shimizu F(1), Okawa T, Inomata T, Mizuno H, Arakawa M, Ogata T.
Author information:
(1)Bioscience Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo.
Female C3H/HeN mice were irradiated in the thorax at a dose ranging from 10 to 25
Gy with or without ACNU (nimustine hydrochloride) treatment in order to determine
whether the chemotherapeutic agent would lead to an enhancement of
radiation-induced lung damage. ACNU given intravenously at 15 mg/kg immediately
prior to irradiation reduced the mortality of mice irradiated with a low dose;
mortality with either radiation alone or radiation plus ACNU was 4/10 (40%) or
0/10 (0%) at 13.1 Gy, and 9/10 (90%) or 6/10 (60%) at 15 Gy, respectively. The
presence of ACNU during thoracic irradiation also prolonged the survival time of
mice approximately 2-fold over that of animals given radiation alone.
Histological examination of mice sacrificed 80 days after treatments revealed
that the combination of drug and irradiation produced no radiation pneumonitis,
which was predominant in mice given radiation alone. It is unexpectedly concluded
that ACNU may have a protective effect against radiation-induced lung injury.
PMID: 3123443 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]