Transient Activation of the Hedgehog-Gli Pathway Rescues Radiotherapy-Induced Dry Mouth via Recovering Salivary Gland Resident Macrophages

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Researchers showed in mice that activation of canonical Gli-dependent Hedgehog signaling by Gli1 gene transfer was sufficient to recover salivary function impaired by irradiation.
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Zhao, Q., Zhang, L., Hai, B., Wang, J., Baetge, C. L., Deveau, M. A., Kapler, G. M., Feng, J. Q., & Liu, F. (2020). Transient activation of the Hedgehog-Gli pathway rescues radiotherapy-induced dry mouth via recovering salivary gland resident macrophages. Cancer Research. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-0503 Cite
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