Preliminary study of protective effects of flavonoids against radiation-induced lung injury in mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6441-6446

  Wang, Juan ^a   Xu, Heng Wei ^a,b   Li, Bao Sheng ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Cheng, Jian ^a  

^a SHANDONG CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Shandong's Key Laboratory of Radition Oncology   (China)

Author keywords

ELISA; Flavonoids of astragalus complanatus; Immunohistochemistry; Radiation induced lung injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; INTERLEUKIN 6; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; LUNG INJURY; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUNG INJURY; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84877024507     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.12.6441     Document Type: Article

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