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Kupffer cell-derived interleukin 10 is responsible for impaired bacterial clearance in bile duct-ligated mice.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2004
Abe Tetsuya, Arai Toshiyuki, Ogawa Atsushi, Hiromatsu Takashi, Masuda Akio, Matsuguchi Tetsuya, Nimura Yuji, Yoshikai Yasunobu
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Extrahepatic cholestasis often evokes liver injury with hepatocyte apoptosis, aberrant cytokine production, and-most importantly-postoperative septic complications. To clarify the involvement of aberrant cytokine production and hepatocyte apoptosis in impaired resistance to bacterial infection in obstructive cholestasis, C57BL/6 mice or Fas-mutated lpr mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 10(7)...
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