Impact and mechanism of low intensity ultrasound on bone marrow suppression induced by docetaxel in rats
10.13929/j.1672-8475.201811062
- Author:
Wei WANG
1
Author Information
1. College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Engineering in Medicine Co-founded by Chongqing and the Ministry of Chongqing Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Engineering in Medicine Co-founded by Chongqi, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering,Chongqing Collaborative Innovation Center for Minimally-invasive and Noninvasive Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Animal experimentation;
Bone marrow suppression;
Chemotherapy;
Low intensity ultrasound;
Rats;
Ultrasonic therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy
2019;16(8):485-490
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the effect and mechanism of low intensity ultrasound on bone marrow suppression induced by docetaxel in rat models. Methods: Forty female rats were randomly divided into ultrasound group and control group (each n=20). Daily intraperitoneal injection of docetaxel (25 mg/kg) was given all rats for consecutive 4 days. Rats in ultrasound group were daily irradiated with low intensity ultrasound for consecutive 7 days after the first injection of docetaxel, while rats in control group received false irradiation at the same time. Routine blood examination and immunoglobulin tests were performed before docetaxel injection on the 4th, 7th and 14th day of irradiation. On the 4th day of irradiation, 4 rats in each group were randomly selected and killed for detection of stem cell factor (SCF), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Histological methods were used to detect the number of nucleated cells in the right femoral bone marrow tissue of rats before injection of docetaxel on the 4th, 7th and 14th day after the first time of irradiation. HE staining and pathological examinations of skin and muscle tissues of rats were performed on the 7th day after the first time of irradiation. Results: In ultrasound group, leukocyte, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts in peripheral blood on the 4th day after the first time of irradiatio, titer of immunoglobulin A (IgA) on the 7th and 14th day after the first time of irradiation, titers of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) on the 4th and 14th day after the first time of irradiation increased obviously compared with those of control group (all P<0.05). The relative mRNA expression levels of SCF and ICAM-1 in bone marrow of rats in ultrasound group were significantly higher than those in control group, while the relative mRNA expression level of VCAM-1 in bone marrow of rats in ultrasound group was significantly lower than that in control group (all P<0.05). On the 4th and 7th day after the first time of irradiation, the numbers of bone marrow nucleated cells in ultrasound group were significantly higher than those in control group (both P<0.05). There was no obvious damage to the skin and muscle of the irradiated rats in both the two groups. Conclusion: Low intensity ultrasound is feasible in treatment of bone marrow suppression induced by docetaxel in rats, and its mechanism may be improvement of bone marrow hematopoietic microenvironment.
