Megavoltage radiotherapy effects on organs of the reticuloendothelial system
Acta cir. bras
; 38: e384123, 2023. tab, ilus
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| ID: biblio-1519878
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To study the uptake capacity of cells from the reticuloendothelial system after irradiation with high-energy X-rays.Methods:
Eighteen male Wistar rats were distributed in three groups group A (n = 6) control, unirradiated animals studied alongside animals from group B; group B (n = 6) and group C (n = 6) animals irradiated and studied after 24 and 48 hours, respectively. The rats were anesthetized and placed on a 10 MV linear accelerator. Next, they were irradiated in the abdominal region, with 8 Gy. Twenty-four (groups A and B) and 48 hours later (group C), a colloidal carbon solution (1 mL/kg) was intravenously injected in the tail vein. Fifty minutes later, the spleens and livers were withdrawn and prepared to be studied. Kupffer cells and splenic macrophages containing carbon pigments were counted in an optical microscope. Arithmetic means were calculated for each group and compared among them.Results:
X-rays were associated with a reduced number of Kupffer cells containing colloidal carbon, proliferation and enlargement of biliary ducts, hypoplasia, and hepatocyte necrosis. In the irradiated spleen, the colloidal carbon uptake was concentrated in the marginal zone around the white pulp, with an inexpressive uptake of pigments by macrophages from white and red pulps.Conclusions:
The X-rays in the rat abdomen are associated with a reduction in the Kupffer cells uptake of colloidal carbon, hepatocyte disorders, bile duct proliferation, and splenic uptake of colloidal carbon concentrated in the marginal zone.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Radioterapia
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Sistema Fagocitário Mononuclear
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Radioterapia de Alta Energia
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Células de Kupffer
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta cir. bras
Assunto da revista:
CIRURGIA GERAL
/
Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil