PMID- 37539240 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230805 IS - 2405-8440 (Print) IS - 2405-8440 (Electronic) IS - 2405-8440 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 7 DP - 2023 Jul TI - Myeloprotection with activated carbon in doxorubicin-treated rats. PG - e18414 LID - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18414 [doi] LID - e18414 AB - Chemotherapy can often cause a variety of side effects including bone marrow (BM) suppression, termed as myelosuppression. Accordingly, facile and effective management of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression is currently a pivotal task for experimental pathologists and oncologists. Here, we chose to use activated carbon (AC) with an extensive surface area for studying its possible protective effectiveness with respect to BM in doxorubicin (DOX)-treated rats. Spherical AC with an extended surface area up to 4490 m(2)/g was prepared for per os (p/o) delivery, whereas for intraperitoneal (i/p) delivery we used the powdered form of AC that was derived from the aforementioned spherical AC. During the monthly treatment of animals with AC and DOX these two components were delivered alternately (not in the same day). After treatment, BM cells were isolated from femurs of sacrificed animals, stained with acridine orange (AO) and analyzed by flow cytometry. Regardless of the route of AC delivery (p/o or i/p), apparent myeloprotection with a possible regenerative effect was observed in animals that received DOX, as evidenced by recovery of the populations of total nucleated cells (TNC) and polychromatic (immature) erythrocytes accompanied by a considerable reduction of the number of apoptotic/dead cells among TNC (