Radiation-induced non-targeted effect in vivo: Evaluation of cyclooygenase-2 and endothelin-1 gene expression in rat heart tissues
Author(s) -
Reza Fardid,
Masoud Najafi,
Ashkan Salajegheh,
Elahe Kazemi,
Abolhasan Rezaeyan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.203601
Subject(s) - in vivo , irradiation , pelvis , gene expression , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , biology , gene , anatomy , biochemistry , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , nuclear physics
In this study, we investigated expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) genes after pelvis and heart irradiation in a rat model. These factors are involved in heart diseases (HDs).
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