Abstract The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) provides an ideal
framework to establish multi-disciplinary research networks. COST Action BM1203 (EU …

Sepsis is a heterogeneous class of syndromes caused by a systemic inflammatory response
to infection. Septic shock, a severe form of sepsis, is associated with the development of …

Plasma levels of IL-6 correlate with high blood pressure under many circumstances, and
ANG II has been shown to stimulate IL-6 production from various cell types. This study tested …

The aim of the present study was to determine whether cardiac nitric oxide (NO) production
changes during the progression of pacing-induced heart failure and whether this occurs in …

Objective: To document the effects of propofol on the hemodynamic and inflammatory
responses to endotoxemia in an animal model. Design: Randomized, prospective laboratory …

Placental ischemia during pregnancy is associated with increased plasma cytokines such as
interleukin-6 (IL-6), which may contribute to increased vascular resistance and hypertension …

Background Cytokines and nitric oxide are believed to participate importantly in the
pathogenesis of endotoxin-induced shock. Several investigators have documented that …

From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, Department of
Medicine, Rush–Presbyterian–St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago; and Finch University of …

IL-6 is elevated in plasma of preeclamptic women, and twofold elevation of plasma IL-6
increases vascular resistance and arterial pressure in pregnant rats, suggesting a role of the …

Background Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced systemic inflammation (SI) is associated
with neuroinflammation in the brain, hypotension, tachycardia, and multiple organs …