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Cytokine phenotype, genotype, and renal outcomes at cardiac surgery.
Cytokine - 1 Jan 2013
McBride William T, Prasad Penugonda S, Armstrong Marilyn, Patterson Christopher, Gilliland Helen, Drain Andrew, Vuylsteke Alain, Latimer Ray, Khalil Nadia, Evans Alun, Cambien François, Young Ian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery modulates pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine balance involving plasma tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) together with urinary transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFβ1), interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1ra) and tumour necrosis factor soluble receptor-2 (TNFsr2). Effects on post-operative renal function are unclear. We investigated if following cardiac...
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