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Gene-modified mesenchymal stem cells protect against radiation-induced lung injury.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Feb 2013
Xue Jianxin, Li Xin, Lu You, Gan Lu, Zhou Lin, Wang Yongsheng, Lan Jie, Liu Shurui, Sun Lan, Jia Li, Mo Xianming, Li Jian
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Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) presents a common and major obstacle in the radiotherapy of thoracic cancers. The aim of this study was to examine whether RILI could be alleviated by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) expressing soluble transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) type II receptor via an...
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