Open AccessErythropoietin ameliorates early ischemia-reperfusion injury following the Pringle maneuver
Author(s) -
Masato Kato,
Tokihiko Sawada,
Jarosław Kita,
Mitsugi Shimoda,
Keiichi Kubota
Publication year - 2010
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.v16.i38.4838
Subject(s) - medicine , hematocrit , lactate dehydrogenase , erythropoietin , reperfusion injury , ischemia , aspartate transaminase , anesthesia , hemoglobin , gastroenterology , alanine transaminase , surgery , endocrinology , alkaline phosphatase , biology , biochemistry , enzyme
To investigate the protective effect of erythropoietin (Epo) against ischemia-reperfusion injury (IR/I) following the Pringle maneuver (PM), in comparison with conventional steroid administration in a prospective randomized trial.