Open AccessLow-dose steroid pretreatment ameliorates the transient impairment of liver regeneration
Author(s) -
Toshihito Shibata
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i9.905
Subject(s) - steroid , liver regeneration , cytokine , medicine , dexamethasone , endocrinology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , chemokine , chemistry , hepatectomy , interleukin 6 , pharmacology , biology , regeneration (biology) , inflammation , hormone , surgery , resection , microbiology and biotechnology
To determine if liver regeneration (LR) could be disturbed following radiofrequency (RF) ablation and whether modification of LR by steroid administration occurs.