Caffeic acid phenethyl ester decreases acute pneumonitis after irradiation <it>in vitro </it>and <it>in vivo</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung cancer is relatively resistant to radiation treatment and radiation pneumonitis is a major obstacle to increasing the radiation dose. We previously showed that Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) induces apoptosis and increases...

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Main Authors: Yang Cheng-Ta, Lin Paul-Yang, Keng Peter C, Chen Miao-Fen, Liao Shuen-Kuei, Chen Wen-Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/158