Endothelial cell population dynamics in rat brain after local irradiation |
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Authors: | N V Ljubimova M K Levitman E D Plotnikova L Kh Eidus |
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Institution: | Institute of Biological Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow Region. |
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Abstract: | The dynamics of the endothelial cell population was investigated in the rat brain after local irradiation with different doses of X rays. A fluorescent-histochemical technique was used for the visualization of the cells. A decrease in endothelial cell number was observed within 1 day of irradiation with doses of 5-200 Gy. At this time the endothelial cell number had decreased by up to 15% compared with the pre-treatment values. This early dose-independent loss in cell number was maintained for up to 1 month after irradiation. This was then followed by a slow dose-independent decrease in cell density up to 6 months after exposure. Subsequently the depletion of the endothelial cell population exposed to 40 and 60 Gy continued. After a dose of 25 Gy an abortive recovery of cell numbers occurred followed by an abrupt depletion of the endothelial cell population. The possible mechanisms of such changes are discussed. |
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