The renal angiopoietin/Tie2 system in lethal human sepsis
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Sepsis-induced multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) still has a high mortality. Improvements await a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms. The angiopoietin (Ang)1/2 and Tie2 (tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domains 2) ligand/receptor system is an important regulator of endothelial cell responses to severe insults [1]. Plasma Ang2 levels are prognostic in sepsis, but data on Ang/Tie responses in organs in humans are lacking [2-5]. We hypothesized that, in kidneys of patients who died of sepsis with acute
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دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014