Abstract:Objective To study the effect and biological significance of amifostine on mRNA expression of VEGF, bFGF and PI3K/PKB pathway genes in small intestinal tissues of mice with acute radiation-induced enteritis. Methods The mice were divided into control group, radiation group and amifostine intervention group. The whole body was irradiated with 6 Gy 60Coγ-ray, and the pathological changes were observed in batches on the 1st, 7th and 14th day. The qRT-PCR method was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of VEGF、bFGF and PI3K/PKB pathway in control group, radiation group and amifostine intervention group at different time points. Results The microvascular damage of the small intestine submucosa in the radiation group and the intervention group was obvious. The mRNA expression levels of VEGF、bFGF and PI3K/PKB pathway in the small intestine of the radiation group were significantly increased on the first day after irradiation (P < 0.05). On the 7th day, the mRMA expression of each gene in the radiation group showed a downward trend but was still higher than the control group (P < 0.05). On the 14th day, the expression of VEGF and bFGF mRNA in the radiation group was still higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), and the mRNA expression of PI3K and PKB gene decreased to the control level (P > 0.05). The mRMA expression of each gene was significantly increased on the first day after irradiation in the intervention group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the mRMA expression of each gene between the intervention group and the control group on the 7th and 14th day (P > 0.05). Compared with the radiation group, the mRNA expression of each gene in the intervention group was different at different time points, and the relative expression levels were decreased, and the trends were different the intervention group. Conclusion Amifostine can down-regulate mRNA expression of VEGF, bFGF and PI3K/PKB pathway genes in acute radiation enteritis. It has a certain protective effect on microvascular injury after radiation.