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Protective role of interleukin-6 in coagulatory and hemostatic disturbance induced by lipopolysaccharide in mice.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jun 2004
Inoue Ken-ichiro, Takano Hirohisa, Yanagisawa Rie, Sakurai Miho, Shimada Akinori, Morita Takehito, Sato Masahiko, Yoshino Shin, Yoshikawa Toshikazu, Tohyama Chiharu
Abstract excerpt
Although the role of interleukin (IL)-6 in inflammatory diseases has been previously examined, its role in hemostasis, fibrinolysis, and coagulation during inflammation remains to be established. The present study elucidated the role of IL-6 in hemostatic and coagulatory changes during severe inflammation induced by intraperitoneal administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS: 1 mg/kg) using IL-6 null (-/-) mice....
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