Preventing Blood Cancers and Other Malignancies in Military Personnel at Risk Due to Occupational Radiation Exposure

Abstract

We are pursuing a project to examine strategies to promote DNA double strand break repair and thereby prevent and mitigate the toxicity of radiation in the bone marrow and other rapidly proliferative tissues, toward reducing both the acute and delayed effects of radiation, including malignancy. During the third year of research, we pivoted to evaluating a new protective agent. Our in vitro and in vivo studies have established supplementation with oral nicotinamide riboside as a promising means to protect bone marrow from radiation in mice. This approach will be validated during the No Cost Extension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1225988

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  • Stephen J. Kron

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  • University of Chicago

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  • Medicine

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