Local Administration of Interleukin-11 Ameliorates Intestinal Radiation Injury in Rats
Boerma M, Wang J, Burnett AF, Santin AD, Roman JJ, Hauer-Jensen M. Local Administration of Interleukin-11 Ameliorates Intestinal Radiation Injury in Rats. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 9501-9506. PMID: 17909060, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-0810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal radiation injuryRadiation injuryRhIL-11Bowel loopsMucosal mast cell numbersIL-11Whole body radiation exposureRecombinant human IL-11Small bowel loopsED2-positive cellsRadiation injury scoreIntestinal wall thickeningMast cell numbersIntestinal radiation responseLocal administrationHuman IL-11Pelvic radiotherapySurgical transpositionIntraluminal administrationInjury scoreIntestinal loopsMale ratsSystemic administrationSevere toxicityDrug Administration