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The association of promoter gene polymorphisms of the tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-10 with severity of lactic acidosis during liver transplantation surgery.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jun 2012
Farahat O, Salah M, Mokhtar A, Abouelfetoh F, Labib D, Baz H
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BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a major operation, causing cytokine release and other inflammatory responses that can contribute to postreperfusion syndrome occurrence. During the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, increased lactate levels result from excessive cytokine production despite normal oxygen delivery and carbohydrate metabolism. The goal of the study was to determine the...
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