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M Yamaguchi1, T Tsujiguchi1, I Kashiwakura1
1Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
Abstract:
New minimally invasive indicators that are capable of predicting the biological effects and radiation damage to various organs and systems are urgently needed for the development of optimal treatment protocols for victims of radiation accidents. In the present study, we focused on microRNA (miRNA) that have recently emerged as biomarkers for predicting and diagnosing various pathological conditions and identified the serum miRNA signatures. All of the mice treated with lethal radiation alone strongly expressed certain serum miRNAs detectable for 24 h after radiation exposure, whereas the administration of radio-mitigative drug immediately after irradiation suppressed these miRNA expressions to the same levels as in control mice. These results suggest that serum miRNAs may reflect the degree of radiation damage and can be used to predict the radiation-mitigative information in victims of accidental radiation exposure.
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