Decreases in TGF-β1 and PDGF levels are associated with echocardiographic changes during adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer

Abstract Background Radiation-induced heart disease is mainly caused by activation of the fibrotic process. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) are pro-fibrotic mediators. The aim of our study was to evaluate the behavior of TGF-β1 and PDGF during adj...

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Hlavní autoři:	Hanna Aula, Tanja Skyttä, Suvi Tuohinen, Tiina Luukkaala, Mari Hämäläinen, Vesa Virtanen, Pekka Raatikainen, Eeva Moilanen, Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	BMC 2018-10-01
Edice:	Radiation Oncology
Témata:	Cardiotoxicity Breast cancer Radiotherapy Transforming growth factor beta-1 Platelet-derived growth factor Echocardiography
On-line přístup:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1150-7
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