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Signaling for myocardial depression in hemorrhagic shock: roles of Toll-like receptor 4 and p55 TNF-alpha receptor.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Mar 2005
Meng Xianzhong, Ao Lihua, Song Yong, Raeburn Christopher D, Fullerton David A, Harken Alden H
Abstract excerpt
Hemorrhagic shock causes myocardial contractile depression. Although this myocardial disorder is associated with increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), the role of TNF-alpha as a myocardial depressant factor in hemorrhagic shock remains to be determined. Moreover, it is unclear which TNF-alpha receptor mediates the myocardial depressive effects of TNF-alpha. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)...
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