Modulation of inflammatory response in a cirrhotic rat model with induced bacterial peritonitis.

Bacterial peritonitis is a severe complication in patients with cirrhosis and ascites and despite antibiotic treatment, the inflammatory response to infection may induce renal dysfunction leading to death. This investigation evaluated the effect of TNF-α blockade on the inflammatory response and mor...

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Main Authors: Elisabet Sánchez, Rubén Francés, Germán Soriano, Beatriz Mirelis, Francesc J Sancho, José Manuel González-Navajas, Carlos Muñoz, Xiao-yu Song, Miguel Pérez-Mateo, José Such, Carlos Guarner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3603865?pdf=render