2011
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency does not increase development of tumors in irradiated or unirradiated lungs
Rockwell S, Liu Y, Mayne ST, Redlich CA. Subclinical vitamin A deficiency does not increase development of tumors in irradiated or unirradiated lungs. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2011, 236: 1173-1179. PMID: 21844122, PMCID: PMC3207150, DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole lung irradiationSubclinical vitaminSpontaneous lung metastasesLung metastasesLung tumorsVitamin ALung irradiationTumor cellsLow vitaminDeficient dietSubcutaneous tumorsPossible modifiable risk factorsSeverity of pneumonitisModifiable risk factorsRadiation-induced pneumonitisEnhancement of metastasisImpact of vitaminDose-dependent increaseLevels of retinolGrowth of tumorsDevelopment of tumorsDose-response curveLung injuryLung levelsPrimary cancer
1996
IL-11 enhances survival and decreases TNF production after radiation-induced thoracic injury.
Redlich C, Gao X, Rockwell S, Kelley M, Elias J. IL-11 enhances survival and decreases TNF production after radiation-induced thoracic injury. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 1705-10. PMID: 8759759, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.4.1705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCell LineGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticInjections, SubcutaneousInterleukin-11Lung NeoplasmsMacrophages, AlveolarMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplastic Stem CellsRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsThoracic InjuriesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsThoracic irradiationThoracic injuriesControl miceTNF protein productionTNF productionVehicle-treated control miceNormal thoracic structuresPulmonary metastatic tumorsEMT6 tumor cellsTNF mRNA expressionDose of radiationLung metastasesInhibits LPSMetastatic tumorsNormal lungRadioprotective effectMRNA expressionIL-11Enhances SurvivalTumor cellsObserved protectionSignificant radioprotectionTNF mRNAThoracic structuresStudy interval