Cellular pathways in response to ionizing radiation and their targetability for tumor radiosensitization
During the last few decades, improvements in the planning and application of radiotherapy in combination with surgery and chemotherapy resulted in increased survival rates of tumor patients. However, the success of radiotherapy is impaired by two reasons: firstly, the radioresistance of tumor cells...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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14 January 2016
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International journal of molecular sciences
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1 |
| ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijms17010102 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17010102 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/1/102 
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| Author Notes: | Patrick Maier, Linda Hartmann, Frederik Wenz and Carsten Herskind |
| Summary: | During the last few decades, improvements in the planning and application of radiotherapy in combination with surgery and chemotherapy resulted in increased survival rates of tumor patients. However, the success of radiotherapy is impaired by two reasons: firstly, the radioresistance of tumor cells and, secondly, the radiation-induced damage of normal tissue cells located in the field of ionizing radiation. These limitations demand the development of drugs for either radiosensitization of tumor cells or radioprotection of normal tissue cells. In order to identify potential targets, a detailed understanding of the cellular pathways involved in radiation response is an absolute requirement. This review describes the most important pathways of radioresponse and several key target proteins for radiosensitization. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 15.01.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijms17010102 |