Role of cyclooxygenases in radiation enteropathy / 药学实践杂志

ABSTRACT

Gastrointestinal tract is one of the most sensitive organs exposed to ionizing radiation .Radiation enteropathy is a hot topic in radiobiological field .Cumulative evidences demonstrated that cyclooxygenases (COXs) might contribute sub-stantially to attenuating intestinal damage provoked by irradiation .The role of cyclooxygenases in radiation-induced intestinal damage was reviewed in this paper .