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Lipopolysaccharide is radioprotective in the mouse intestine through a prostaglandin-mediated mechanism.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2000
Riehl T, Cohn S, Tessner T, Schloemann S, Stenson W F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The bone marrow and the intestine are the major sites of radiation-induced injury. The cellular response to radiation injury in the intestine or bone marrow can be modulated by agents given before irradiation. Lipopolysaccharide is known to be radioprotective in the bone marrow, but its effect on the intestine is not known. We sought to determine if lipopolysaccharide is radioprotective in the...
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