Ischemia—Reperfusion injury of the intestine is a significant problem in abdominal aortic
aneurysm surgery, small bowel transplantation, cardiopulmonary bypass, strangulated …

Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion is a common pathway for many diseases in infants, children,
and adults, and this may lead to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. While …

TSG-14/PTX3 is a gene inducible by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin-1β, and
lipopolysaccharide in fibroblasts, macrophages, and endothelial cells. It encodes a 42-kd …

The pentraxin superfamily is a group of evolutionarily conserved proteins that play important
roles in the immune system. The long pentraxin PTX3 protein was originally described as …

Ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury is an important cause of primary graft failure in lung
transplantation. In this study, viral interleukin-10 (vIL-10)-engineered mesenchymal stem …

BACKGROUND: Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) results in the release of destructive
proinflammatory cytokines and oxygen-derived radicals, which in turn cause injury to liver …

Ma Xing Shi Gan Decoction (MXD), a classical traditional Chinese medicine prescription, is
widely used for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infection. However, the effect of MXD …

We investigated in rats the influence of the lymphatic system and of tumor necrosis factor
(TNF) on the lung inflammation resulting from intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) performed …

Background Increased intra-abdominal pressure has been shown to result in a myriad of
physiologic aberrations that result in the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). The …

Reperfusion injury is tissue damage caused by the re-supply of blood following a period of
ischemia in tissues. Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an extremely common …