S-2 (3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid (WR-2721)이 방사선에 대한 방어 효과에 미치는 영향을 규명 하고자 Sprague-Dawley계 웅성 흰쥐를 대조군, WR-2721 단독투여 군 (200mg/kg), X-선 단독조사군, WR-2721투여 (200mg/kg)후 X-선 조사한 병용군으로 나누어 X-선 8 Gy선량을 전신 조사한 후 1, 3, 7, 10일 간에 각각 혈액을 채취하여 효소활성 치와 glucose함량 변화를 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. X-선 단독조사군에서는 ALP와 AST의 활성치가 대조군에 비하여 감소하였으나 WR-2721을 병용한 군에서는 그 감소폭이 줄어들었고, ALT와 LDH의 활성치는 X-선 단독조사군에서 대조군에 비하여 증가하였고, WR-2721을 병용한 군에서는 그 증가폭이 감소되었다. 또한 glucose치의 변동은 X-선 단독 조사군에서 대조군에 비하여 유의성 있게 증가하였으나 WR-2721을 병용한 군에서는 그 증가폭이 감소되었다. 이로 미루어 보아 WR-2721이 X-선으로부터 생체내 주요 장기들을 보호하는 작용이 있음을 시사하고 있다.
Male rats of Albino strain were divided into four groups, control group, X-irradiated group, WR-2721 treatment group and X-irradiated group treated with WR-2721. The radioprotective effect of treatment with S-2 (3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid (WR-2721) in the dose of 200mg/kg by intraperitonial injection on rats 20min prior to wholebody X-irradiation (8Gy) was studied. Each group determined serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (ASI), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities and contents of serum glucose after 1, 3, 7 and 10 days. The ALP and AST activities of X-irradiated group were significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared with that of control group, but X-irradiated group treated with WR-2721 less decreased those enzyme activities compared with the X-irradiated group. X-irradiated group was significantly increased (p＜0.05) ALT and LDH activities compared with that of control group, but X-irradiated group treated with WR-2721 less increased those enzyme activities compared with the X-irradiated group. The concentration of serum glucose of X-irradiated group was significantly increased (p<0.05) compared with that of control group, but X-irradiated group treated with WR-2721 less increased compared with that of X-irradiated group. It may be considered that WR-2721 provided radioprotective effect of organs of body from X-irradiation.
