The Eurasian Journal of Medicine
Original Article

Effects of Internal Exposure to 56MnO2 Powder on Blood Parameters in Rats

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Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan

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L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

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A.Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center - National Medical Research Center of Radiology, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Obninsk, Russia

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National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

Eurasian J Med 2020; 52: 52-56
DOI: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19228
Read: 1914 Downloads: 859 Published: 27 February 2020

Objective: The pathological effects of internal exposure to manganese dioxide-56 (56MnO2) radioisotope particles have been previously examined in rats. Here we further examine the effects of 56MnO2, focusing on changes in blood parameters.

Materials and Methods: Ten-week-old male Wistar rats were exposed to 3 doses of neutron-activated 56MnO2 powder, nonradioactive MnO2 powder, or external 60Co γ-rays (1 Gy, whole body). On days 3 and 61 postexposure, the animals were necropsied to measure organ weights and clinical blood parameters, including red blood cell and white blood cell counts; concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium; and levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase, amylase, creatinine, urea, total protein, albumin, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, and glucose.

Results: In the 56MnO2-exposed animals, accumulated doses were found to be highest in the gastrointestinal tract, followed by the skin and lungs, with whole-body doses ranging from 41 to 100 mGy. There were no 56MnO2 exposure-related changes in body weights or relative organ weights. The ALT level decreased on day 3 and then significantly increased on day 61 in the 56MnO2-exposed groups. There were no exposure-related changes in any other blood parameters.

Conclusion: Although the internal doses were less than 100 mGy, internal exposure of 56MnO2 powder showed significant biological impacts.

Cite this article as: Fujimoto N, Baurzhan A, Chaizhunusova N, et al. Effects of Internal Exposure to 56MnO2 Powder on Blood Parameters in Rats. Eurasian J Med 2020; 52(1): 52-6.

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