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Kupffer cells protect liver sinusoidal endothelial cells from Fas-dependent apoptosis in sepsis by down-regulating gp130.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2013
Hutchins Noelle A, Chung Chun-Shiang, Borgerding Joshua N, Ayala Carol A, Ayala Alfred
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is a key feature of multiple organ injury, the primary cause of fatality seen in critically ill patients. Although the development of EC dysfunction in the heart and lung is well studied in sepsis, it remains unclear in the liver. Herein, we report that liver sin...
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