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APOE genotype affects outcome in a murine model of sepsis: implications for a new treatment strategy.
Anaesthesia and intensive care - 1 Jan 2009
Wang H, Christensen D J, Vitek M P, Sullivan P M, Laskowitz D T
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we assessed whether apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism affects inflammatory responses and mortality in the caecal ligation and puncture model of peritonitis. In addition, we determined the effects of APOE mimetic peptide administration in this sepsis model. Differences in survival between targeted replacement mice expressing the human APOE3 allele (APOE3TR) and the APOE4 allele (APOE4TR) mice...
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