“… 42 Among collagens, type I is the most prominent within the ECM and has a crucial role in sustaining the lung’s overall structure 43 ; furthermore, COL1A1 serves as a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in lung cancer. 44 In our work, the biological role of COL1A1 in multiple low-dose radiation exposures was further validated by the bioinformatics analyses of lung cancer public databases, a series of biological experiments, and clinical sample research.…”