刘琦, 孙勇. Recent advances of radiation-induced hypoxia on radiation-induced normal tissue injury[J]. China Oncology, 2014, 24(12): 956-960. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-3969.2014.12.013.
Recent advances of radiation-induced hypoxia on radiation-induced normal tissue injury
The dose-limiting factor of radiotherapy is injury found in normal surrounding tumor tissues. It is characterized by inflammation
fibrotic changes
necrosis and other pathological changes. Hypoxic microenvironment is induced in normal tissues received radiation exposure. Previous studies demonstrated radiation-induced hypoxia increased hypoxia inducible factor-lα (HIF-1α)
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and other cytokines. They promoted radiation-induced normal tissues injury by HIF-1α signaling pathways
oxidative stress reaction
macrophages and miRNAs. In this study
we reviewed the effect of radiationinduced hypoxic microenvironment on normal tissues injury after radiation exposure.