Single-Dose and Fractionated Irradiation Promote Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis and Induce an Inflammatory Plaque Phenotype in ApoE-/- Mice

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 848-857

  Hoving, Saske ^a   Heeneman, Sylvia ^b   Gijbels, Marion J J ^b   te Poele, Johannes A M ^a   Russell, Nicola S ^a   Daemen, Mat J A P ^b   Stewart, Fiona A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ApoE mice; Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Fractionation; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RATS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; INFLAMMATORY PLAQUE PHENOTYPE;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IRRADIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NECK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 44349191422     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.031     Document Type: Article

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