Ilomastat (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO), a broad spectrum MMPs inhibitor, was dissolved in a special solvent made by our institute [21 (link)]. For Ilomastat administration, mice were given 10 mg/kg of Ilomastat via intraperitoneal injection 2 h before irradiation referring to our previous study [1 (link)].
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