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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-12-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/158 |