Beer components have radioprotective effects

National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science confirm that administration of beer components such as beta-pseudouridine, melatonin and glycine betaine have radioprotective effects.

17/08/05 The National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) has discovered a unique property of beer components in collaboration with the Tokyo University of Science.

In their recent experiments using mice and human vascular cells, the two partners showed that the administration of beer components such as beta-pseudouridine, melatonin and glycine betaine have radioprotective effects.

Specifically, when beta-pseudouridine is administered, the risk of chromosome abnormalities in human lymphocytes is reduced by 34%. Meanwhile, the survival rates of mice after radiation exposures, both low-LET radiation and heavy particle radiation, are improved when glycine betaine is administered.

The NIRS says that this discovery may contribute to the development of radioprotective agents. Going forward, the insitute will strive to elucidate the mechanism of radioprotective effects.

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