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The interleukin-6 G(-174)C polymorphism and the ex vivo interleukin-6 response to endotoxin in severely injured blunt trauma patients Volume 13, numéro 1, March 2002

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Department of Anesthesia, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel
  • Page(s) : 72-7
  • Année de parution : 2002

INTRODUCTION Major surgery and severe blunt trauma induce a generalized inflammatory reaction. Subsequently, sepsis and multiple organ failure develop in some patients, but not in others. The inflammatory response involves a complex pattern of humoral and cellular responses and the expression of related factors is thought to be governed by genetic variabilities [1-4]. Cytokines are integral components of the host immune response to trauma [...]