Article
Alterations in leukocyte function following surgical trauma: differentiation of distinct reaction types and association with tumor necrosis factor gene polymorphisms.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology - 1 Feb 2005
Majetschak Matthias, Krehmeier Ulrich, Ostroverkh Liljana, Blömeke Brunhilde, Schäfer Michael
Abstract excerpt
Endotoxin-stimulated blood cytokine responses have been widely used to describe compromised host defense mechanisms after trauma. We investigated whether blood cytokine production after endotoxin stimulation is able to define distinct trauma-induced alteration patterns and whether alteration patterns are associated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene polymorphisms. In 48 patients undergoing joint replacement,...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Arthroplasty, Replacement
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Leukocytes
- Lymphotoxin-alpha
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
