Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 698-705 , October 2010

Cerium oxide nanoparticles protect gastrointestinal epithelium from radiation-induced damage by reduction of reactive oxygen species and upregulation of superoxide dismutase 2

  • Jimmie Colon, MS

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Cancer Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Nelson Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Cancer Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Amber Ferguson

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Cancer Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Patrick Kupelian, MD

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Department of Radiation Oncology, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Sudipta Seal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Nanoscience and Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • D. Wayne Jenkins, MD

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Department of Radiation Oncology, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Cheryl H. Baker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Cancer Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Cancer Research Institute at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida 32827, USA.

Received 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

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 This collaboration was made possible through the support of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, University of Central Florida, and the National Science Foundation.

PII: S1549-9634(10)00017-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.01.010

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 698-705 , October 2010

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