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01-09-2014 | Laboratory Investigation

Radio-neuroprotective effect of L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC) in an experimental rat model

Authors: Imola Plangár, Emília Rita Szabó, Tünde Tőkés, Imola Mán, Kitti Brinyiczki, Gábor Fekete, István Németh, Miklós Ghyczy, Mihály Boros, Katalin Hideghéty

Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

Ionizing radiation plays a major role in the treatment of brain tumors, but side-effects may restrict the efficacy of therapy. In the present study, our goals were to establish whether the administration of L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC) can moderate or prevent any of the irradiation-induced functional and morphological changes in a rodent model of hippocampus irradiation. Anesthetized adult (6-weeks-old) male Sprague–Dawley rats were subjected to 40 Gy irradiation of one hemisphere of the brain, without or with GPC treatment (50 mg/kg bw by gavage), the GPC treatment continuing for 4 months. The effects of this partial rat brain irradiation on the spatial orientation and learning ability of the rats were assessed with the repeated Morris water maze (MWM) test. Histopathologic (HP) evaluation based on hematoxylin-eosin and Luxol blue staining was performed 4 months after irradiation. The 40 Gy irradiation resulted in a moderate neurological deficit at the levels of both cognitive function and morphology 4 months after the irradiation. The MWM test proved to be a highly sensitive tool for the detection of neurofunctional impairment. The site navigation of the rats was impaired by the irradiation, but the GPC treatment markedly decreased the cognitive impairment. HP examination revealed lesser amounts of macrophage density, reactive gliosis, calcification and extent of demyelination in the GPC-treated group. GPC treatment led to significant protection against the cognitive decline and cellular damage, evoked by focal brain irradiation at 40 Gy dose level. Our study warrants further research on the protective or mitigating effects of GPC on radiation injuries.

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Title: Radio-neuroprotective effect of L-alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC) in an experimental rat model
Authors: Imola Plangár
Emília Rita Szabó
Tünde Tőkés
Imola Mán
Kitti Brinyiczki
Gábor Fekete
István Németh
Miklós Ghyczy
Mihály Boros
Katalin Hideghéty
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0167-594X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-014-1489-z

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