Lung Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation following Partial Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats

Purpose. Warm hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury can lead to multiorgan dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether acute liver I/R does affect the function and/or structure of remote organs such as lung, kidney, and heart via modulation of extracellular matrix remode...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Palladini, Andrea Ferrigno, Vittoria Rizzo, Eleonora Tarantola, Vittorio Bertone, Isabel Freitas, Stefano Perlini, Plinio Richelmi, Mariapia Vairetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/867548
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