Radiation-Protective Agents
"Radiation-Protective Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for other, e.g. military, purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D011837
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.706.776 D27.720.799.763
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| Concept/Terms |
Radiation-Protective Agents- Radiation-Protective Agents
- Radiation Protectants
- Protectants, Radiation
- Radioprotective Drugs
- Drugs, Radioprotective
- Radiation-Protective Drugs
- Drugs, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Drugs
- Radioprotective Agents
- Agents, Radioprotective
- Agents, Radiation-Protective
- Agents, Radiation Protective
- Radiation Protective Agents
- Protective Agents, Radiation
Radiation-Protective Effect- Radiation-Protective Effect
- Effect, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Effect
- Radiation-Protective Effects
- Effects, Radiation-Protective
- Radiation Protective Effects
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiation-Protective Agents" by people in Profiles.
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A Radiation Mitigator as a Potential Treatment for COVID-19. Radiat Res. 2020 06 01; 193(6):505.
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Melatonin: A Cutaneous Perspective on its Production, Metabolism, and Functions. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 03; 138(3):490-499.
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The Toll-Like Receptor 2/6 Agonist, FSL-1 Lipopeptide, Therapeutically Mitigates Acute Radiation Syndrome. Sci Rep. 2017 12 11; 7(1):17355.
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Prevention from radiation damage by natural products. Phytomedicine. 2018 Aug 01; 47:192-200.
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Theaflavin ameliorates ionizing radiation-induced hematopoietic injury via the NRF2 pathway. Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 12; 113:59-70.
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Microbial melanins for radioprotection and bioremediation. Microb Biotechnol. 2017 09; 10(5):1186-1190.
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Melatonin and its metabolites protect human melanocytes against UVB-induced damage: Involvement of NRF2-mediated pathways. Sci Rep. 2017 04 28; 7(1):1274.
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Melatonin, a Full Service Anti-Cancer Agent: Inhibition of Initiation, Progression and Metastasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Apr 17; 18(4).