RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 171-176.

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Research progress of TGF-β1 on radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis

CHEN Zhiyuan, DONG Zhuo, WEI Wei, LU Yahui, WANG Rui, YUAN Mingcheng, JIN Shunzi   

  1. Key Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Ministry of Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021
  • Received:2017-01-28 Online:2018-03-20 Published:2020-07-20

Abstract: Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) mediates complex fibrotic signaling pathways during the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Especially in the repair of lung tissue injury, TGF-β1, as an important cell growth factor plays an important role, can activate fibroblasts and promote matrix synthesis, resulting in a large number of collagen. Radiation induced lung injury is a common complication in radiotherapy of lung disease. Early manifestations are radioactive pneumonia and advanced manifestations are radioactive pulmonary fibrosis. Understanding of the molecular mechanism of TGF-β1 in the pathogenesis and progression of pulmonary fibrosis is of great significance to prevent, treat pulmonary fibrosis and reduce the incidence of complications. In this paper, the molecular mechanism of TGF-β1 in the role of radiation pulmonary fibrosis and treatment progress were reviewed.

Key words: TGF-β1, radioactive pulmonary fibrosis, molecular mechanism

CLC Number: 

  • R811.5