ABSTRACT
Radiation-induced lung injury is a common complication of thoracic malignant tumor radiotherapy and severe nuclear accident injury. Currently, there is no effective treatment on this injury. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a group of cells with multi-directional differentiation potential and they can protect lung tissue from radiation damage by homing to the injured site and differentiating to the damaged tissues, secreting cytokines and immune regulation. Further, the genetically modifying mesenchymal stem cells have not only the main characteristics of MSCs, but also can efficiently and stably express or knock down a certain of target genes, thereby enhancing or reducing the sensitivity of mesenchymal stem cells to various physiological stimulus and enhancing its therapeutic effect in radiation-induced lung injury, providing new ideas and new strategies for clinical treatment. This paper reviewed the relevant research progress in recent years.
ABSTRACT
Recently,researchers have paid attention to the relationship between gut microbiota and human health and attempted to investigate the effect of gut microbiota on radiation injury.More and more evidence showed that normal gut microbiota could maintain human health through Toll-like receptors,immune system and inflammatory reaction.Improvements of gut microbiota spectrum and its balance have become an effective strategy for the treatment of certain diseases.This paper reviewed the relationship between gut microbiota and radiation injury and underlying mechanisms,in order to provide novel theoretical evidence and guideline for the therapy of radiation enteritis and other diseases.