Radiation pneumonitis and early circulatory cytokine markers

Y Chen, J Williams, I Ding, E Hernady, W Liu… - Seminars in radiation …, 2002 - Elsevier
Radiation pneumonitis is a distinct clinical entity that differs from other pulmonary symptoms
such as allergic pneumonitis, chemical pneumonitis, or pneumonia by various infectious
agents. Recent research has supported the mechanism of cellular interaction between lung
parenchymal cells and circulating immune cells mediated through a variety of cytokines
including proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, and profibrotic
cytokines. Identifying reliable biomarkers for radiatio pneumonitis will allow us to identify …