| Literature DB >> 8449972 |
C Selig1, W Nothdurft, T M Fliedner.
Abstract
N-Acetylcysteine, known as a radical scavenger, was examined for its influence on the radiotolerance of progenitor cells of granulocytopoiesis. Added before and after irradiation in a dose of 2 mg/ml to suspension cultures of non-adherent low-density human bone marrow cells N-acetylcysteine (AcCys) clearly improved the survival. The D0 value of the survival curve for granulocyte/macrophage colony-forming cells increased by a factor of 1.56 as compared to non-treated control suspensions. The improvement of radiation tolerance is probably not only based on the radical scavenger properties (radioprotective component) of AcCys, but also on the support of repair processes.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1993 PMID: 8449972 DOI: 10.1007/bf01208843
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol ISSN: 0171-5216 Impact factor: 4.553