Nicolas Melin, Tural Yarahmadov, Daniel Sanchez-Taltavull, Fabienne E Birrer, Tess M Brodie, Benoît Petit, Andrea Felser, Jean-Marc Nuoffer, Matteo Montani, Marie-Catherine Vozenin, Evelyn Herrmann, Daniel Candinas, Daniel M Aebersold, Deborah Stroka
Background & Aims: High-dose irradiation is an essential tool to help control the growth of hepatic tumors, but it can cause radiation-induced liver disease (RILD). This life-threatening complication manifests itself months following radiation therapy and is characterized by fibrosis of the pericentral sinusoids. In this study, we aimed to establish a mouse model of RILD to investigate the underlying mechanism of radiation-induced liver fibrosis. Methods: Using a small animal image-guided radiation therapy platform, an irradiation scheme delivering 50 Gy as a single dose to a focal point in mouse livers was designed...
July 2022: JHEP reports: innovation in hepatology