ReviewOncogene2015
Epigenetics in radiation-induced fibrosis.
Review in Oncogene, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Radiomitigators: Breakthroughs in Post-Radiation Recovery.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Radiotherapy-Induced Skin Fibrosis: Pathophysiology, Emerging Therapeutics, and the Role of Dermatology.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026Review
- Emerging Protein Targets in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Beyond Conventional Therapy.Cancers · 2026Review
- The interplay between RNA m6A modification and radiation biology of cancerous and non-cancerous tissues: a narrative review.Cancer biology & medicine · 2025Review
- Epigenetic memory of radiotherapy in dermal fibroblasts impairs wound repair capacity in cancer survivors.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Deciphering the fibrotic process: mechanism of chronic radiation skin injury fibrosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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- Cardiotoxicity of Anti-Cancer Radiation Therapy: a Focus on Heart Failure.Current heart failure reports · 2023Review
- Acetylation of Atp5f1c Mediates Cardiomyocyte Senescence via Metabolic Dysfunction in Radiation-Induced Heart Damage.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- The Effect of PD-1 Inhibitor Combined with Irradiation on HMGB1-Associated Inflammatory Cytokines and Myocardial Injury.Journal of inflammation research · 2022Article
- Epigenetic Modulation of Radiation-Induced Diacylglycerol Kinase Alpha Expression Prevents Pro-Fibrotic Fibroblast Response.Cancers · 2021Article
- The impact of proton therapy on cardiotoxicity following radiation treatment.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2021Review
- Radiomic and radiogenomic modeling for radiotherapy: strategies, pitfalls, and challenges.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2021Review
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- Radioprotection and Radiomitigation: From the Bench to Clinical Practice.Biomedicines · 2020Review
- Targets for protection and mitigation of radiation injury.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020Review
- Manganese porphyrin, MnTE-2-PyP, treatment protects the prostate from radiation-induced fibrosis (RIF) by activating the NRF2 signaling pathway and enhancing SOD2 and sirtuin activity.Free radical biology & medicine · 2020Article
- Low doses of ionizing radiation enhance angiogenesis and consequently accelerate post-embryonic development but not regeneration in zebrafish.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Diacylglycerol Kinase Alpha in Radiation-Induced Fibrosis: Potential as a Predictive Marker or Therapeutic Target.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Radiotherapy is a major cancer treatment option but dose-limiting side effects such as late-onset fibrosis in the irradiated tissue severely impair quality of life in cancer survivors. Efforts to explain radiation-induced fibrosis, for example, by genetic variation remained largely inconclusive. Recently published molecular analyses on radiation response and fibrogenesis showed a prominent role of epigenetic gene regulation. This review summarizes the current knowledge on epigenetic modifications in fibrotic disease and radiation response, and it points out the important role for epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, microRNAs and histone modifications in the development of this disease. The synopsis illustrates the complexity of radiation-induced fibrosis and reveals the need for investigations to further unravel its molecular mechanisms. Importantly, epigenetic changes are long-term determinants of gene expression and can therefore support those mechanisms that induce and perpetuate fibrogenesis even in the absence of the initial damaging stimulus. Future work must comprise the interconnection of acute radiation response and long-lasting epigenetic effects in order to assess their role in late-onset radiation fibrosis. An improved understanding of the underlying biology is fundamental to better comprehend the origin of this disease and to improve both preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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