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Expression of interleukin-6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by peritoneal sub-mesothelial cells during abdominal operations.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2004
Riese J, Niedobitek G, Lisner R, Jung A, Hohenberger W, Haupt W
Abstract excerpt
Cytokines and chemokines including interleukin-6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) are secreted in response to major abdominal operations. The aim of this study was to identify the peritoneal cells that produce IL-6 and MCP-1. Samples of peritoneal tissue were taken from patients at the beginning and end of major abdominal operations. The samples were incubated in culture medium on microtitre...
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