• Military medicine · Aug 2024

    BIO 300: A Prophylactic Radiation Countermeasure for Acute Radiation Syndrome.

    • Vijay K Singh, Artur A Serebrenik, Stephen Y Wise, Sarah A Petrus, Oluseyi O Fatanmi, and Michael D Kaytor.
    • Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
    • Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19; 189 (Suppl 3): 390398390-398.

    IntroductionExposure to high doses of ionizing radiation can result in hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome. Currently, there is no radiation medical countermeasure approved by the U.S. FDA which can be used before radiation exposure to protect exposed individuals. Here we aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of an aqueous suspension of synthetic genistein nanoparticles (BIO 300) as a radioprotectant in a pilot efficacy study using a nonhuman primate model of total body irradiation.Materials And MethodsEight rhesus macaques were divided into two groups; four received vehicle and four received BIO 300 Injectable Suspension 24 h before 5.8 Gy total-body irradiation. Survival, blood cell counts, blood chemistry, and clinical parameters were monitored over the 60 days of the study. Tissues were collected at necropsy 60 days post-irradiation or from animals that met unscheduled euthanasia criteria and subjected to histopathological analysis. Tissues analyzed included the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, sternum, lung, heart, liver, kidney, spleen, gut-associated lymphoid tissue, and urinary bladder.ResultsIn this pilot study, all BIO 300 Injectable Suspension treated animals survived to day 60, while only 50% of the vehicle-treated animals survived. We found that BIO 300 Injectable Suspension did not mediate an improvement in blood cell counts (e.g., neutrophils, platelets, white blood cells). However, BIO 300 Injectable Suspension treated animals had a lower incidence of fever and febrile neutropenia, were able to better maintain their body weight post radiation exposure, and exhibited less anemia and faster recovery from anemia. Histopathological analysis revealed that BIO 300-treated animals had less irradiation-induced damage to the sternum and other tissues compared to vehicle controls.ConclusionsBIO 300's mechanism of action is complex and protection against irradiation is attainable without much improvement in the complete blood count (CBC) profile. BIO 300's mechanism for radioprotection involves multiple biological pathways and systems.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2024. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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