Proteomic analysis of plasma at the preterminal stage of rhesus nonhuman primates exposed to a lethal total-body dose of gamma-radiation.
Sci Rep
; 14(1): 13571, 2024 06 12.
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ABSTRACT
The identification and validation of radiation biomarkers is critical for assessing the radiation dose received in exposed individuals and for developing radiation medical countermeasures that can be used to treat acute radiation syndrome (ARS). Additionally, a fundamental understanding of the effects of radiation injury could further aid in the identification and development of therapeutic targets for mitigating radiation damage. In this study, blood samples were collected from fourteen male nonhuman primates (NHPs) that were exposed to 7.2 Gy ionizing radiation at various time points (seven days prior to irradiation; 1, 13, and 25 days post-irradiation; and immediately prior to the euthanasia of moribund (preterminal) animals). Plasma was isolated from these samples and was analyzed using a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry approach in an effort to determine the effects of radiation on plasma proteomic profiles. The primary objective was to determine if the radiation-induced expression of specific proteins could serve as an early predictor for health decline leading to a preterminal phenotype. Our results suggest that radiation induced a complex temporal response in which some features exhibit upregulation while others trend downward. These statistically significantly altered features varied from pre-irradiation levels by as much as tenfold. Specifically, we found the expression of integrin alpha and thrombospondin correlated in peripheral blood with the preterminal stage. The differential expression of these proteins implicates dysregulation of biological processes such as hemostasis, inflammation, and immune response that could be leveraged for mitigating radiation-induced adverse effects.
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MEDLINE
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Proteômica
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Raios gama
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Macaca mulatta
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Animals
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En
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Sci Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos