Radiotherapy (RT), including external beam RT and internal radiation therapy, uses high-
energy ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, ionizing radiation inevitably damages …

Radiation pneumonitis (RP) and radiation fibrosis (RF) are two dose-limiting toxicities of
radiotherapy (RT), especially for lung, and esophageal cancer. It occurs in 5–20% of …

Glial cells, consisting of microglia, astrocytes and oligodendrocyte lineage cells as their
major components, constitute a large fraction of the mammalian brain. Originally considered …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) have received much attention because of their
excellent catalytic activities, which are derived from quick and expedient mutation of the …

Flagellin is a subunit protein of the flagellum, a whip-like appendage that enables bacterial
motility. Traditionally, flagellin was viewed as a virulence factor that contributes to the …

Approximately 50% of all patients with cancer receive radiation therapy at some point during
the course of their treatment, and the majority of these patients are treated with curative …

Objective Radiation proctitis (RP) is a complication of pelvic radiotherapy which affects both
the host and microbiota. Herein we assessed the radiation effect on microbiota and its …

Nutrition has a significant effect and a crucial role in disease prevention. Low consumption
of fruit and vegetables and a sedentary lifestyle are closely related with the onset and …

BACKGROUND Chemotherapy treatment in premenopausal women is associated with an
increased risk of premature ovarian failure (POF) but the exact mechanism through which …

Radiotherapy (RT) is currently one of the leading treatments for various cancers; however, it
may cause damage to healthy tissue, with both short‐term and long‐term side effects …