[Prevention of radiation injury of the lungs by Salvia miltiorrhiza in mice].
The lungs and thymus of mice received X-ray irradiation on the right thorax were observed. It was found that lung injury was lighter and got recovered more rapidly in mice given Salvia miltiorrhiza than that in the control group. Microscopic thymus changes showed no difference in the two groups. The results indicated that Salvia miltiorrhiza could prevent radiation-induced pulmonary injury, but could not prevent thymus injury.
Dept. of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University.
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D000818:Animals; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000517:prevention & control*; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects
D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D010936:Plant Extracts; C028972:dan-shen root extract