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Early administration of IL-6RA does not prevent radiation-induced lung injury in mice
BACKGROUND: Radiation pneumonia and subsequent radiation lung fibrosis are major dose-limiting complications for patients undergoing thoracic radiotherapy. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine and plays important roles in the regulation of immune response and inflammation. The purpose of t...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864283/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20374625 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-5-26 |