Open AccessRole of interleukin 18 in acute lung inflammation induced by gut ischemia reperfusion
Author(s) -
Yongjie Yang,
Yun Shen,
Songhua Chen,
Ge Xirui
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4524
Subject(s) - myeloperoxidase , proinflammatory cytokine , inflammation , lung , reperfusion injury , medicine , ischemia , superior mesenteric artery , western blot , interleukin , immunology , cytokine , pathology , chemistry , biochemistry , gene
To study the changes of endogenous interleukin 18 (IL-18) levels and evaluate the role of IL-18 on lung injury following gut ischemia/reperfusion.