Blockade of Thrombopoietin Reduces Organ Damage in Experimental Endotoxemia and Polymicrobial Sepsis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Thrombopoietin (TPO), a growth factor primarily involved in thrombopoiesis may also have a role in the pathophysiology of sepsis. In patients with sepsis, indeed, TPO levels are markedly increased, with disease severity being the major independent determinant of TPO concentrat...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Cuccurullo, Elisabetta Greco, Enrico Lupia, Paolo De Giuli, Ornella Bosco, Erica Martin-Conte, Tiziana Spatola, Emilia Turco, Giuseppe Montrucchio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4786277?pdf=render