A study of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) serum levels in rats subjected to fecal peritonitis and treated with intraperitoneal ropivacaine Avaliação dos níveis séricos de interleucina 6 (IL-6) e fator de necrose tumoral (TNF-α) em ratos submetidos a peritonite fecal e tratado com ropivacaína intraperitoneal
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to assess the cytokine serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in rats subjected to fecal peritonitis and treated with peritoneal lavage with 0.2% ropivacaine by peritoneal lavage. METHODS: We subjected 16 Wistar rats to laparotomy 6 hours after the induction...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia
2012-07-01
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Series: | Acta Cirurgica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000700011 |