Curcumin attenuates radiation-induced inflammation and fibrosis in rat lungs

Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 267-274

  Cho, Yu Ji ^a   Yi, Chin Ok ^a   Jeon, Byeong Tak ^a   Jeong, Yi Y Eong ^a   Kang, Gi Mun ^b   Lee, Jung Eun ^b   Roh, Gu Seob ^a   Lee, Jong Deog ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Lung; Radiation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CURCUMIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RAT; THICKNESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84883873526     PISSN: 12264512     EISSN: 20933827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2013.17.4.267     Document Type: Article

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