Toxics (Dec 2023)

Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury: Injury Mechanism and Potential Treatment Strategies

  • Qianying Lu,
  • Yangfan Liang,
  • Sijia Tian,
  • Jie Jin,
  • Yanmei Zhao,
  • Haojun Fan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11121011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 12
p. 1011

Abstract

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Radiation-induced intestinal injury (RIII) is one of the most common intestinal complications caused by radiotherapy for pelvic and abdominal tumors and it seriously affects the quality of life of patients. However, the treatment of acute RIII is essentially symptomatic and nutritional support treatment and an ideal means of prevention and treatment is lacking. Researchers have conducted studies at the cellular and animal levels and found that some chemical or biological agents have good therapeutic effects on RIII and may be used as potential candidates for clinical treatment. This article reviews the injury mechanism and potential treatment strategies based on cellular and animal experiments to provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of RIII in clinical settings.

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