Metformin Protects against Radiation-Induced Pneumonitis and Fibrosis and Attenuates Upregulation of Dual Oxidase Genes Expression

• मुख्य लेखकों: Rasoul Azmoonfar (लेखक), Peyman Amini (लेखक), Hana Saffar (लेखक), Saeed Rezapoor (लेखक), Elahe Motevaseli (लेखक), Mohsen Cheki (लेखक), Rasoul Yahyapour (लेखक), Bagher farhood (लेखक), Farzad Nouruzi (लेखक), Ehsan Khodamoradi (लेखक), Dheyauldeen Shabeeb (लेखक), Ahmed Eleojo Musa (लेखक), Masoud Najafi (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Purpose: Lung tissue is one of the most sensitive organs to ionizing radiation (IR). Early and late side effects of exposure to IR can limit the radiation doses delivered to tumors that are within or adjacent to this organ. Pneumonitis and fibrosis are the main side effects of radiotherapy for this...