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Transforming growth factor-beta-1 is a serum biomarker of radiation-induced pneumonitis in esophageal cancer patients treated with thoracic radiotherapy: preliminary results of a prospective study

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between cytokine levels of transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the plasma of esophageal carcinoma patients and radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-three...

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Autores principales: Li, Jingxia, Mu, Shuangfeng, Mu, Lixiang, Zhang, Xiaohui, Pang, Ranran, Gao, Shegan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26056477
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S79433

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