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Pathogenetic mechanisms in radiation fibrosis.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 1 Oct 2010
Yarnold John, Brotons Marie-Catherine Vozenin
Abstract excerpt
Deregulation of normal regenerative responses to physical, chemical and biological toxins in susceptible individuals leads to abnormal remodelling of extracellular matrix with pathological fibrosis. Processes deregulated after radiotherapy have much in common with processes associated with fibrotic diseases affecting the heart, skin, lungs, kidneys, gastro-intestinal tract and liver. Among the secreted factors...
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