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Systemic inflammatory response to cardiac surgery: does female sex really protect?

Sex hormones have important interactions with the immune system and modulate the inflammatory response. In this regard, oestrogen inhibits the transcription of proinflammatory cytokines and confers tissue protection in experimental models. On the basis of this evidence, Trotter et al. in this issue...

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Autores principales: Seghaye, Marie-Christine, Qing, Ma, von Bernuth, Götz
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11737904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc1047