Chinese medicine Angelica Sinensis suppresses radiation-induced expression of TNF-α and TGF-β1 in mice

Oncology Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1429-1436

  Xie, Cong Hua ^a   Zhang, Ming Sheng ^a   Zhou, Yun Feng ^a   Han, Guang ^a   Cao, Zhen ^a   Zhou, Fu Xiang ^a   Zhang, Gong ^a   Luo, Zhi Guo ^a   Wu, Jian Ping ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Chen, Ji ^a   Zhang, Wen Jie ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angelica Sinensis; Pneumonitis; Radiation; TGF 1; TNF

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 39049188824     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.15.6.1429     Document Type: Article

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