title: Plasma TGFbeta level in rats after hemithoracic irradiation.
abstract: Changes in TGF-beta plasma levels were observed 18 weeks after hemithoracic irradiation in rats. This coincides with an increase in the breathing frequency. being most pronounced between 22 and 28 weeks after irradiation. The correlation suggests a potential role of the circulating TGF-beta in the monitoring of localized radiation-induced lung injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. z.vujaskovic@med.rug.nl
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vujaskovic
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Down
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Waarde
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van Assen
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Konings
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008168:Lung / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta