You need JavaScript to view this

Radioprotective and Immunostimulating Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water

Abstract

Full text: Mice fed during 15 days with Deuterium-Depleted Water (30 ppm deuterium) had a statistically significant increased survival compared with control groups fed with normal distilled water (150 ppm deuterium) after 8.5 Gy irradiation (61% survival in test group towards 25% in control group). Hematological picture showed maintaining of the normal WBC, RBC and platelet count in test groups. Immunological parameters (serum opsonic and bactericidal capacity, bactericidal capacity of the peritoneal macrophages) showed a marked increase in test groups compared to a severe decrease in the control groups. Auxiliary tests using chemical radiomimetics (hydrochloric embihine) and immunosupressors (cyclophosphamide) showed a strong protective effect of deuterium-depleted water against the decrease of the leukocyte counts and other immunologic parameters. In conditions of experimental inflammation with subcutaneous-implanted pellets, deuterium-depleted water feeding statistically significant increased inflammatory response, obviated by increased percentages of PMN and lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and increased phagocytic capacity of the peripheral blood PMN. Experimental infections with K. pneumoniae 506 and S. pneumoniae 558 in mice irradiated or treated with cyclophosphamide showed increased non-specific immunity parameters. All results show a marked intensification of the immune defenses and increased proliferation of the peripheral blood cells, probably accounting for the radioprotective  More>>
Authors:
Bild, W; Nastasa, V; [1]  Haulica, I [2] 
  1. University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Department of Physiology, Iasi (Romania)
  2. Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Physiology of the Romanian Academy, Iasi (Romania)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2001
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: IRPA Regional Congress on Radiation Protection in Central Europe: Radiation Protection and Health, Dubrovnik (Croatia), 20-25 May 2001; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 2001; Related Information: In: Book of abstracts of IRPA Regional Congress on Radiation Protection in Central Europe: Radiation Protection and Health, by Obelic, B.; Ranogajev-Komor, M.; Miljanic, S.; Krajcar Bronic, I. (eds.), 268 pages.
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BLOOD PLATELETS; DEUTERIUM; IMMUNOASSAY; LEUKOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; RADIOIMMUNOLOGY; RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES; SURVIVAL CURVES
OSTI ID:
20260757
Research Organizations:
Croatian Radiation Protection Association (Croatia)
Country of Origin:
Croatia
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: HR0100083028249
Availability:
Available in abstract form only, full text entered in this record
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 55
Announcement Date:
Jul 25, 2002

Citation Formats

Bild, W, Nastasa, V, and Haulica, I. Radioprotective and Immunostimulating Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water. Croatia: N. p., 2001. Web.
Bild, W, Nastasa, V, & Haulica, I. Radioprotective and Immunostimulating Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water. Croatia.
Bild, W, Nastasa, V, and Haulica, I. 2001. "Radioprotective and Immunostimulating Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water." Croatia.
@misc{etde_20260757,
title = {Radioprotective and Immunostimulating Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water}
author = {Bild, W, Nastasa, V, and Haulica, I}
abstractNote = {Full text: Mice fed during 15 days with Deuterium-Depleted Water (30 ppm deuterium) had a statistically significant increased survival compared with control groups fed with normal distilled water (150 ppm deuterium) after 8.5 Gy irradiation (61% survival in test group towards 25% in control group). Hematological picture showed maintaining of the normal WBC, RBC and platelet count in test groups. Immunological parameters (serum opsonic and bactericidal capacity, bactericidal capacity of the peritoneal macrophages) showed a marked increase in test groups compared to a severe decrease in the control groups. Auxiliary tests using chemical radiomimetics (hydrochloric embihine) and immunosupressors (cyclophosphamide) showed a strong protective effect of deuterium-depleted water against the decrease of the leukocyte counts and other immunologic parameters. In conditions of experimental inflammation with subcutaneous-implanted pellets, deuterium-depleted water feeding statistically significant increased inflammatory response, obviated by increased percentages of PMN and lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and increased phagocytic capacity of the peripheral blood PMN. Experimental infections with K. pneumoniae 506 and S. pneumoniae 558 in mice irradiated or treated with cyclophosphamide showed increased non-specific immunity parameters. All results show a marked intensification of the immune defenses and increased proliferation of the peripheral blood cells, probably accounting for the radioprotective effects. (author)}
place = {Croatia}
year = {2001}
month = {Jul}
}