Radiation-Protective Agents
"Radiation-Protective Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for other, e.g. military, purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D011837
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.706.776 D27.720.799.763
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| Concept/Terms |
Radiation-Protective Agents- Radiation-Protective Agents
- Radiation Protectants
- Protectants, Radiation
- Radioprotective Drugs
- Drugs, Radioprotective
- Radiation-Protective Drugs
- Drugs, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Drugs
- Radioprotective Agents
- Agents, Radioprotective
- Agents, Radiation-Protective
- Agents, Radiation Protective
- Radiation Protective Agents
- Protective Agents, Radiation
Radiation-Protective Effect- Radiation-Protective Effect
- Effect, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Effect
- Radiation-Protective Effects
- Effects, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Effects
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiation-Protective Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Protect the Salivary Gland from Radiation Damage by Inhibiting Activation of Protein Kinase C-d. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 09; 16(9):1989-1998.
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Dietary Pectin Increases Intestinal Crypt Stem Cell Survival following Radiation Injury. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0135561.
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De novo synthesis of a sunscreen compound in vertebrates. Elife. 2015 May 12; 4.
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Protection of retinal pigment epithelium by OT-551 and its metabolite TEMPOL-H against light-induced damage in rats. Exp Eye Res. 2010 Jul; 91(1):111-4.
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Effect of black raspberry extract in inhibiting NFkappa B dependent radioprotection in human breast cancer cells. Nutr Cancer. 2010; 62(1):93-104.
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CUGBP2 downregulation by prostaglandin E2 protects colon cancer cells from radiation-induced mitotic catastrophe. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008 May; 294(5):G1235-44.
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Activity of single-agent melphalan 220-300 mg/m2 with amifostine cytoprotection and autologous hematopoietic stem cell support in non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004 Apr; 33(8):781-7.
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In vivo and in vitro radioprotective effects of the prostaglandin E1 analogue misoprostol in DNA repair-proficient and -deficient rodent cell systems. Radiat Res. 1999 Oct; 152(4):398-403.