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SUBMITTER: Tighe RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521890 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tighe Robert M RM Heck Karissa K Soderblom Erik E Zhou Shutang S Birukova Anastasiya A Young Kenneth K Rouse Douglas D Vidas Jessica J Komforti Miglena K MK Toomey Christopher B CB Cuttitta Frank F Sunday Mary E ME
The American journal of pathology 20190318 5
Radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RTPF) is a progressive, serious condition in many subjects treated for thoracic malignancies or after accidental nuclear exposure. No biomarker exists for identifying the irradiated subjects most susceptible to pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Previously, we determined that gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) was elevated within days after birth in newborns exposed to hyperoxia who later developed chronic lung disease. The goal of the current study was to test whether r ...[more]