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Characterize the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving radiation-induced central nervous system toxicity to support the design of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies.

October 30, 2001British Journal of CancerOpen Access

Radiation induced CNS toxicity – molecular and cellular mechanisms

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CBClaus BelkaLMU Klinikum WBWilfried BudachDüsseldorf University Hospital RKRolf‐Dieter KortmannUniversity Medical Center

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Narrative review reveals multi-compartment vascular, glial, and neural stem cell damage in irradiated central nervous tissue, highlighting targets for neuroprotective interventions.

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Characterize the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving radiation-induced central nervous system toxicity to support the design of prophylactic and therapeutic strategies.
Synthesized histological, cellular, and molecular findings from irradiated central nervous system specimens.
Evaluated radiation injury across distinct functional and cellular brain compartments.
Identified four major mechanisms of toxicity: vascular injury, depletion of mature oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte-2 astrocyte progenitors, loss of neural stem cells in the cortex, cerebellum, and hippocampus, and altered cytokine expression.
Observed distinct histological lesions including demyelination, reactive glial changes, endothelial cell loss, and capillary occlusion across irradiated neural tissues.

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Belka et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ee24ec8c4b7909d699e5f https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.2100

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Narrative review reveals multi-compartment vascular, glial, and neural stem cell damage in irradiated central nervous tissue, highlighting targets for neuroprotective interventions.

Radiation induced CNS toxicity – molecular and cellular mechanisms

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Radiation induced CNS toxicity – molecular and cellular mechanisms

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