Radiation as a Tool against Neurodegeneration—A Potential Treatment for Amyloidosis in the Central Nervous System

Radiation as a Tool against Neurodegeneration—A Potential Treatment for Amyloidosis in the Central Nervous System

Radiotherapy (RT) is a relatively safe and established treatment for cancer, where the goal is to kill tumoral cells with the lowest toxicity to healthy tissues. Using it for disorders involving cell loss is counterintuitive. However, ionizing radiation has a hormetic nature: it can have deleterious...

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Main Authors: Carina Marques Coelho, Lia Pereira, Pamela Teubig, Pedro Santos, Filipa Mendes, Sílvia Viñals, Daniel Galaviz, Federico Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
amyloid
neurodegeneration
radiation therapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/20/12265

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