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Fucoidan Inhibits Radiation-Induced Pneumonitis and Lung Fibrosis by Reducing Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Lung Tissues

Purpose: Radiotherapy is a crucial treatment approach for many types of cancer. Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is one of the major complications in chest irradiation. Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide found mainly in various species of brown seaweed. Recent studies have demonstrated the anti-inflamm...

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Autores principales: Yu, Hsin-Hsien, Chengchuan KO, Edward, Chang, Chia-Lun, Yuan, Kevin Sheng-Po, Wu, Alexander T. H., Shan, Yan-Shen, Wu, Szu-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6213111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347679
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md16100392