Short-term treatment with taurolidine is associated with liver injury

Short-term treatment with taurolidine is associated with liver injury

Abstract Background Taurolidine has been used for peritonitis, oncological and catheter-lock treatment because of its anti-inflammatory properties. It has been suggested that taurolidine has no severe side-effects, but after long-term use morphological and functional changes of the liver were report...

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Main Authors: René Fahrner, Anika Möller, Adrian T. Press, Andreas Kortgen, Michael Kiehntopf, Falk Rauchfuss, Utz Settmacher, Alexander S. Mosig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
Subjects:
Cytokines
Liver injury
Liver biochip
Taurolidine
Liver enzymes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40360-017-0168-z

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