Author/Authors :
Kazuhiro Motoki، نويسنده , , Eiichi Kobayashi، نويسنده , , Masahiro Morita، نويسنده , , Takeshi Uchida، نويسنده , , Kohji Akimoto، نويسنده , , Hideaki Fukushima، نويسنده , , Yasuhiko Koezuka، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We examined the life-span-prolonging effects of five kinds of α-Galactosylceramides (α-GalCers) on mice irradiated with lethal dose (9 Gy) of X ray, and found that they show strong radioprotective activities even when they are administered to mice after the irradiation. These results suggest that α-GalCers are useful as radioprotective agents.
