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[Radioprotective effect of synthetic immunomodulators on hemopoietic CFU-S]
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In this study, in which the species was not specified, the radioprotective effect of the synthetic peptide immunomodulators thymogen (Glu-Trp) and thymohexin (Arg-Lys-Asp-Val-Tyr-Arg) on hemopoietic CFU-S was investigated. The abstract reports both thymogen and thymohexin reduced the damaging effect of ionizing radiation (1 Gy) on CFU-S by half, and that treatment with these preparations after irradiation at a dose of 4 Gy led to more intensive restoration of the CFU-S population compared with control.
Abstract
The radiotherapeutic effect of thymogen (Glu-Trp) and thymohexin (Arg-Lys-Asp-Val-Tyr-Arg) synthetic peptide immunomodulators was investigated. Both thymogen and thymohexin were demonstrated to be able to reduce the damaging effect of ionizing radiation (1 Gy) on CFU-S by half. The treatment by these preparations after irradiation at dose of 4 Gy leads to more intensive restoration of CFU-S population as compared with control.
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