1.Establishment of an intestinal organoid-based method to investigate the radiation mitigation effect of Epiregulin
Guoxiang FU ; Yuanchuang LI ; Mengxue PAN ; Qiang GUO ; Xinxin RAO ; Xiaoya XU ; Yi ZHOU ; Chunlin SHAO ; Jianjun GAO ; Guoqiang HUA
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2018;38(9):641-646
Objective To establish an intestinal organoid-based assay to investigate the radiation mitigation effect of epiregulin in vitro. Methods Intestinal crypts were released from tissue incubated with EDTA. Intestinal crypts seeded in 3D matrigel were irradiated at 24 h after plating. The radiation mitigation effect of epiregulin was evaluated by measuring the survival rate, size and budding numbers of the organoid after irradiation, and the basic FGF was used as a positive control of epiregulin. Results Radiation-induced lethality and dose-dependent survival curve of the intestinal organoid were consistent with in vivo data. Treatment with epiregulin (400 ng/ml) at 24 h post-radiation significantly increased survival rate of 8 Gy X-ray irradiated intestinal organoid in comparison with non-treated group [(12.56 ± 1.02)％vs. (4.73 ± 0.38)％, t=12.43,P<0.05]. Conclusions Epiregulin has radiation mitigation effect on intestinal organoid and could serve as a potential medical countermeasure to mitigate gastrointestinal toxicity.
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