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Interleukin 10 overexpression alters survival in the setting of gram-negative pneumonia following lung contusion.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.) - 1 Apr 2014
Dolgachev Vladislav A, Yu Bi, Sun Lei, Shanley Thomas P, Raghavendran Krishnan, Hemmila Mark R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Lung contusion injury produces a vulnerable window within the inflammatory defenses of the lung that predisposes the patient to pneumonia. Interleukin 10 (IL-10) is a known anti-inflammatory mediator produced by macrophages and capable of downregulating acute lung inflammation. We investigated the impact of increased levels of IL-10 within the lung on survival and the host response to trauma in the...
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