Influence of Radiation Exposure During Radiotherapy Evidence for the Increase of Versican and Heparin-Binding EGF-like Growth Factor Concentrations

ÖZBİLGİN M. K., Aktas C., Uluer E. T., BÜYÜKUYSAL M. Ç., Gareveran M. S., KURTMAN C.

ANALYTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE CYTOPATHOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY, vol.38, no.2, pp.126-132, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: ANALYTICAL AND QUANTITATIVE CYTOPATHOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.126-132
  • Keywords: cancer, carcinogens, HB-EGF, heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor, radiation, radio-therapy, targeted radiotherapy, versican, IONIZING-RADIATION, GAMMA-IRRADIATION, PROSTATE-CANCER, TUMOR, MATRIX, EXPRESSION, INVASION, CELLS, VEGF
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reaction of versican and heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) molecule concentrations to acute radiation exposure in normal bladder and rectal tissue samples in order to gain more insight into the effects of cancer radiotherapy.