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Li X, Wu J, Zhu S, Wei Q, Wang L, Chen J. Intragraft immune cells: accomplices or antagonists of recipient-derived macrophages in allograft fibrosis? Cell Mol Life Sci 2023; 80:195. [PMID: 37395809 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-04846-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
Organ fibrosis caused by chronic allograft rejection is a major concern in the field of transplantation. Macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition plays a critical role in chronic allograft fibrosis. Adaptive immune cells (such as B and CD4+ T cells) and innate immune cells (such as neutrophils and innate lymphoid cells) participate in the occurrence of recipient-derived macrophages transformed to myofibroblasts by secreting cytokines, which eventually leads to fibrosis of the transplanted organ. This review provides an update on the latest progress in understanding the plasticity of recipient-derived macrophages in chronic allograft rejection. We discuss here the immune mechanisms of allograft fibrosis and review the reaction of immune cells in allograft. The interactions between immune cells and the process of myofibroblast formulation are being considered for the potential therapeutic targets of chronic allograft fibrosis. Therefore, research on this topic seems to provide novel clues for developing strategies for preventing and treating allograft fibrosis.
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- Xiaoping Li
- Cancer Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China
- Department of Pediatrics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
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- Cancer Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China
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- Cancer Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China
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- Cancer Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
- Laboratory for Tumor Immunology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, China.
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Gkika E, Adebahr S, Brenner A, Schimek-Jasch T, Radicioni G, Exner JP, Rühle A, Spohn SKB, Popp I, Zamboglou C, Sprave T, Firat E, Niedermann G, Nicolay NH, Nestle U, Grosu AL, Duda DG. Changes in Blood Biomarkers of Angiogenesis and Immune Modulation after Radiation Therapy and Their Association with Outcomes in Thoracic Malignancies. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225725. [PMID: 34830880 PMCID: PMC8616228 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The effects of radiotherapy on systemic immunity remain to be fully characterized in a disease-specific manner. The aim of the study was to examine potential biomarkers of systemic immunomodulation when using radiotherapy for thoracic malignancies. Serial blood samples were collected from 56 patients with thoracic malignancies prior (RTbaseline), during (RTduring) and at the end of radiotherapy (RTend), as well as at the first (FU1) and second follow-up (FU2). The changes in serum levels of IL-10, IFN-γ, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, bFGF, sFlt-1, PlGF, VEGF, VEGF-C, VEGF-D and HGF were measured by multiplexed array and tested for associations with clinical outcomes. We observed an increase in the levels of IL-10, IFN-γ, PlGF and VEGF-D and a decrease in those of IL-8, VEGF, VEGF-C and sFlt-1 during and at the end of radiotherapy. Furthermore, baseline concentration of TNF-α significantly correlated with OS. IL-6 level at RTend and FU1,2 correlated with OS (RTend: p = 0.039, HR: 1.041, 95% CI: 1.002-1.082, FU1: p = 0.001, HR: 1.139, 95% CI: 1.056-1.228, FU2: p = 0.017, HR: 1.101 95% CI: 1.018-1.192), while IL-8 level correlated with OS at RTduring and RTend (RTduring: p = 0.017, HR: 1.014, 95% CI: 1.002-1.026, RTend: p = 0.004, HR: 1.007, 95% CI: 1.061-1.686). In conclusion, serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 are potential biomarkers of response to radiotherapy. Given the recent implementation of immunotherapy in lung and esophageal cancer, these putative blood biomarkers should be further validated and evaluated in the combination or sequential therapy setting.
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- Eleni Gkika
- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, 41063 Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (S.A.); (A.B.); (T.S.-J.); (G.R.); (J.-P.E.); (A.R.); (S.K.B.S.); (I.P.); (C.Z.); (T.S.); (E.F.); (G.N.); (N.H.N.); (U.N.); (A.-L.G.)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- E. L. Steele Laboratories for Tumor Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA;
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Numajiri H, Kuzumi A, Fukasawa T, Ebata S, Yoshizaki-Ogawa A, Asano Y, Kazoe Y, Mawatari K, Kitamori T, Yoshizaki A, Sato S. B cell depletion inhibits fibrosis via suppressing pro-fibrotic macrophage differentiation in a mouse model of systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021; 73:2086-2095. [PMID: 33955200 DOI: 10.1002/art.41798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of B cell depletion on fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and its mechanism of action. METHODS Bleomycin-induced SSc (BLM-SSc) model mice were treated with anti-CD20 antibody, and skin and lung fibrosis was evaluated histopathologically. T cells and macrophages were co-cultured with B cells, and the effect of B cells on their differentiation was assessed by flow cytometry. We also co-cultured B cells and monocytes from SSc patients and analyzed the correlation between fibrosis and pro-fibrotic macrophage induction by B cells. RESULTS B cell depletion inhibited fibrosis in BLM-SSc mice. B cells from BLM-SSc mice increased pro-inflammatory cytokine producing T cells in co-culture. In BLM-SSc mice, B cell depletion before BLM treatment (pre-depletion) inhibited fibrosis more strongly than B cell depletion after BLM treatment (post-depletion). However, the frequencies of pro-inflammatory T cells were lower in the post-depletion group than in the pre-depletion group. This discrepancy suggests that the effect of B cell depletion on fibrosis cannot be explained by its effect on T cell differentiation. On the other hand, pro-fibrotic macrophages were markedly decreased in the pre-depletion group than in the post-depletion group. Furthermore, B cells from BLM-SSc mice increased pro-fibrotic macrophage differentiation in co-culture. In SSc patients, the extent of pro-fibrotic macrophage induction by B cells correlated with the severity of fibrosis. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that B cell depletion inhibits tissue fibrosis via suppressing pro-fibrotic macrophage differentiation in BLM-SSc mice, providing a new rationale for B cell depletion therapy in SSc.
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- Hiroko Numajiri
- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of System Design Engineering, School of Integrated Design Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Lierova A, Jelicova M, Nemcova M, Proksova M, Pejchal J, Zarybnicka L, Sinkorova Z. Cytokines and radiation-induced pulmonary injuries. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2018; 59:709-753. [PMID: 30169853 PMCID: PMC6251431 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rry067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatment strategies for thorax malignancies. One of the considerable limitations of this therapy is its toxicity to normal tissue. The lung is the major dose-limiting organ for radiotherapy. That is because ionizing radiation produces reactive oxygen species that induce lesions, and not only is tumor tissue damaged, but overwhelming inflammatory lung damage can occur in the alveolar epithelium and capillary endothelium. This damage may result in radiation-induced pneumonitis and/or fibrosis. While describing the lung response to irradiation generally, the main focus of this review is on cytokines and their roles and functions within the individual stages. We discuss the relationship between radiation and cytokines and their direct and indirect effects on the formation and development of radiation injuries. Although this topic has been intensively studied and discussed for years, we still do not completely understand the roles of cytokines. Experimental data on cytokine involvement are fragmented across a large number of experimental studies; hence, the need for this review of the current knowledge. Cytokines are considered not only as molecular factors involved in the signaling network in pathological processes, but also for their diagnostic potential. A concentrated effort has been made to identify the significant immune system proteins showing positive correlation between serum levels and tissue damages. Elucidating the correlations between the extent and nature of radiation-induced pulmonary injuries and the levels of one or more key cytokines that initiate and control those damages may improve the efficacy of radiotherapy in cancer treatment and ultimately the well-being of patients.
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- Anna Lierova
- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Toxicology and Military Pharmacy, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- Corresponding author. Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence in Brno, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Tel.: +420 973 253 219.
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