Low-dose radiation may be a novel approach to enhance the effectiveness of cancer therapeutics

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2157-2168

  Yang, Guozi ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Jiang, Hongyu ^a   Liang, Xinyue ^a   Zhao, Yuguang ^a   Yu, Dehai ^a   Zhou, Lei ^a   Wang, Guanjun ^a   Tian, Huimin ^a   Han, Fujun ^a   Cai, Lu ^a,b   Cui, Jiuwei ^a  

^a THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive response; cancer; hormesis; low dose radiation

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA REPAIR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMESIS; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; METASTASIS INHIBITION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TUMOR REGRESSION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 84986562981     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30235     Document Type: Review

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