Mechanisms of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 induction during human liver transplantation

In human orthotopic liver transplantation (LTX) intraoperative elevations of TNF-α (> 100 pg/ml) and IL-6 (>800 pg/ml) have been found to correlate with early post-operative rejections and infections respectively. In this study the possible mechanism responsible for the induction of these cyto...

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Main Authors: Gerhard Hamilton, Sonja Vogel, Reinhold Fuegger, Franz X. M. Gnant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1993-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0962935193000420