Important role of autophagy in endothelial cell response to ionizing radiation.

Vasculature damage is an important contributor to the side-effects of radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to provide insights into the radiobiology of the autophagic response of endothelial cells.Human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC) were exposed to 2 Gy of ionizing radiation (IR) an...

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Main Authors: Dimitra Kalamida, Ilias V Karagounis, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Michael I Koukourakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4092133?pdf=render

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