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
1998
Vitamin A Inhibits Radiation-Induced Pneumonitis in Rats 1 , 2
Redlich C, Rockwell S, Chung J, Sikora A, Kelley M, Mayne S. Vitamin A Inhibits Radiation-Induced Pneumonitis in Rats 1 , 2. Journal Of Nutrition 1998, 128: 1661-1664. PMID: 9772133, DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.10.1661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation-induced lung injuryVitamin ALung injuryLung inflammationRadiation-induced lung inflammationLung retinol levelsSupplemental vitamin AAltered vitaminThoracic radiationThoracic radiotherapyBronchoalveolar lavagePrescribed dietRetinol levelsDeficient groupDeficient dietTotal doseY ratsRadioprotective agentsRats 1RatsWhole thoraxHost susceptibilityDietInflammationInjury