Anti-inflammatory treatment strategies for ischemia/reperfusion injury in transplantation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Inflammatory reactions in the graft have a pivotal influence on acute as well as long-term graft function. The main reasons for an inflammatory reaction of the graft tissue are rejection episodes, infections as well as ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The latte...

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Main Authors: Heemann Uwe, Thürmel Klaus, Lutz Jens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/7/1/27