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Systemic and Splanchnic Lipopolysaccharide and Endothelin-1 Plasma Levels in Liver Cirrhosis before and after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and endothelin- (ET-) 1 may aggravate portal hypertension by increasing intrahepatic resistance and splanchnic blood flow. In the portal vein, after TIPS shunting, LPS and ET-1 were significantly decreased. Our study suggests that TIPS can benefit cirrhotic patients not only...

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Autores principales: Meng, Jiaxiang, Wang, Qing, Liu, Kai, Yang, Shuofei, Fan, Xinxin, Liu, Baochen, He, Changsheng, Wu, Xingjiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8341030