Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 1735-1502 4 2 2005 06 15 77 82 Bahman Maroufi Kaboudanian Sussan Ardestani Amina Kariminia Hussain Naderimanesh 2015 10 01 Apoptosis, a physiologic mechanism to eliminate unwanted cells, is also induced by ionizing irradiation, through production of free radicals. It has been demonstrated that antioxidants such as vitamin E are able to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals. Taken together we found it reasonable to make an attempt to evaluate the protective effect of vitamin E against apoptosis. The irradiated mice received 1 Gy/day gamma radiation for one day (low dose) or for three successive days (high dose, 3Gy). The splenocytes were then isolated at 6, 14 and 24 h after exposure. DNA gel electrophoresis and DNA fragmentation assay were done in addition to the evaluation of splenocytes cytology. Our results showed that Vitamin E can reduce apoptosis against low dose irradiation. However it is not able to completely block programmed cell death in high dose irradition. https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/102 https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/download/102/102