CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND RADIATIONINDUCED CYSTITIS: MOLECULAR BACKGROUND AND THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVES.
Résumé
Radiation cystitis is a potential complication following the therapeutic irradiation of pelvic cancers. Its
clinical management remains unclear and few preclinical data are available on its underlying
pathophysiology. The therapeutic strategy is difficult to establish because few prospective and
randomized trials are available. In this review, we report on the clinical presentation and
pathophysiology of radiation cystitis. Then we discuss potential therapeutic approaches, with a focus
on the immunopathological processes underlying the onset of radiation cystitis, including the fibrotic
process. Potential therapeutic avenues for therapeutic modulation will be highlighted, with focus on
the interaction between mesenchymal stromal cells and macrophages for the prevention and
treatment of radiation cystitis.
Domaines
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]Origine | Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s) |
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