Protease activity increases in plasma, peritoneal fluid, and vital organs after hemorrhagic shock in rats.

Hemorrhagic shock (HS) is associated with high mortality. A severe decrease in blood pressure causes the intestine, a major site of digestive enzymes, to become permeable - possibly releasing those enzymes into the circulation and peritoneal space, where they may in turn activate other enzymes, e.g....

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Main Authors: Angelina E Altshuler, Alexander H Penn, Jessica A Yang, Ga-Ram Kim, Geert W Schmid-Schönbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314007?pdf=render