Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate/cortisol ratio in cirrhotic patients with septic shock: another sign of hepatoadrenal syndrome?

BACKGROUND: Cirrhotic patients are susceptible to sepsis and critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI). Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is a corticotropin-dependent adrenal androgen, which has immunostimulating and antiglucocorticoid effects. Considering the synchronized s...

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Autores principales: Tsai, Ming-Hung, Huang, Hui-Chun, Peng, Yun-Shing, Chen, Yung-Chang, Tian, Ya-Chung, Yang, Chih-Wei, Lien, Jau-Min, Fang, Ji-Tseng, Wu, Cheng-Shyong, Hsieh, Sen-Yung, Lee, Fa-Yauh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5557480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28810889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1768-0

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