%0 Journal Article %T Genetic modification to induce CXCR2 overexpression in mesenchymal stem cells enhances treatment benefits in radiation-induced oral mucositis %A Jiancheng Wang %A Kai Xia %A Min Zhang %A Qiting Huang %A Shuheng Huang %A Wei Qin %A Xiaoran Zhang %A Xin Liu %A Xinchun Zhang %A Yi Wang %A Yinong Huang %A Yuan Qiu %A Yue Shi %A Zhengmei Lin %A Zhewei Wei %A Zongshan Shen %J Archive of "Cell Death & Disease". %D 2018 %R 10.1038/s41419-018-0310-x %X a The mRNA expression levels of various chemokines involved in radiation-induced tongue mucositis were analyzed by RT-qPCR. Samples were extracted from normal and inflamed tongues. The fold change represents the expression of each chemokine mRNA in inflamed tongues compared with normal tongues on day 7 after radiation. All the data are presented as the means£¿¡À£¿standard errors of the means (SEMs) (n£¿=£¿6) for each group. b Immunofluorescence staining of CXCL2 (red) in normal and inflamed tongues on day 5 after radiation. The experiments were repeated three times in individual mice. Nuclei were visualized through DAPI staining (blue). Scale bar£¿=£¿100£¿¦̀m. c Total tissue lysates of normal and inflamed tongues were subjected to western blot analysis of mouse CXCL2 protein expression. The experiments were repeated three times, and a representative blot is shown. d The fold changes in the mRNA levels of various chemokines in chemical-induced mucositis were analyzed by RT-qPCR. Samples were extracted from normal and inflamed mucosal tissues on day 5 after chemical stimulation. The data are presented as the means£¿¡À£¿SEMs (n£¿=£¿6) for each group. e Immunofluorescence staining for CXCL2 (red) in normal and inflamed mucosal tissues on day 5 after chemical stimulation. The experiments were repeated three times in individual mice. Nuclei were visualized through DAPI staining (blue). Scale bar£¿=£¿100£¿¦̀m. f Total tissue lysates from normal and inflamed mucosal tissues were subjected to western blot analysis of mouse CXCL2. RIM radiation-induced mucositis, CIM chemical-induced mucositi %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5833705/