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SUBMITTER: Xu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5793340 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Tiankai T Zhang Yuyu Y Chang Pengyu P Gong Shouliang S Shao Lihong L Dong Lihua L
Stem cell research & therapy 20180131 1
Since radiotherapy is widely used in managing thoracic tumors, physicians have begun to realize that radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) seriously limits the effects of radiotherapy. Unfortunately, there are still no effective methods for controlling RILI. Over the last few decades numerous studies have reported the beneficial effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on tissue repair and regeneration. MSCs can not only differentiate into lung alveolar epithelial cells and secrete anti-inflammat ...[more]