Radiotherapy and inflammaging: the influence of prostate cancer radiotherapy on systemic inflammation
Our results indicate that radiation therapy triggers chronic inflammatory processes that could contribute to the development, acceleration or worsening of age-related alterations and conditions. Further investigations to estimate the long-term consequences of curative radiation therapy on clinical manifestations of aging are warranted.
Authors
- Katarzyna Paal
- Bettina Stranz
- Tanja Langsenlehner
- Wilfried Renner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6199-4382)
- Tobias Niedrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-5290)
- Eva-Maria Thurner
Institutions
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-05409-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Medizinische Universität Graz