Is serum level of CC chemokine ligand 18 a biomarker for the prediction of radiation induced lung toxicity (RILT)?

The CC chemokine ligand 18 (CCL18) is produced by alveolar macrophages in patients with fibrosing lung disease and its concentration is increased in various fibrotic lung diseases. Furthermore CCL18 is elevated in several malignancies as it is produced by tumor associated macrophages. In this study...

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Main Authors: Eleni Gkika, Werner Vach, Sonja Adebahr, Tanja Schimek-Jasch, Anton Brenner, Thomas Baptist Brunner, Klaus Kaier, Antje Prasse, Joachim Müller-Quernheim, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Gernot Zissel, Ursula Nestle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5619767?pdf=render