Metabolic peculiarity of 134Cs and its radioimmuno-toxicological effect on central and peripheral immune cells

Metabolic peculiarity of 134Cs and its radioimmuno-toxicological effect on central and peripheral immune cells

Zhu Shou-Peng
Xia Fen
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.7, No.2pp.113-117Published in print 01 May 1996
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A fitted equation with least square method to describe the retention of 134Cs in whole body is obtained by a whole body counter. That is R(t)=18.04 exp(-9.3175t) + 45.13exp(-0.0423t), where R(t) is in %, and t in d. The equation consists of two half-life components, the fast component is T1/2=0.07d, and the slow is T1/2=16.14d. Study on the localization of 134Cs at cellular level was carried out by freezing microautoradiography. The results indicate that 134Cs was chiefly in ionizing form accumulated in red as well as white blood cells. In bone marrow cells 134Cs predominantly deposited in young cells and less in mature cells. Distribution of 134Cs in soft tissues such as muscle, liver and cerebrum was observed. It should be noted that 134Cs penetrated quickly into the tissue cells. The observation of investigating radioimmunotoxicological effect induced by 134Cs shows that the inhibition of thymocytes is higher than bone marrow cells, the spleen T lymphocytes are more sensitive to 134Cs than B lymphocytes and lymphocytes of peripheral immune cells are more sensitive to radiation than central immune cells.

Signal nuclide 134CsMetabolic peculiarityAutoradiographyRadioimmunotoxicological effectCentral immune cellsPeripheral immune cells
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