Protective effect of glycine on liver injury during liver transplantation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1931-1938

  Wang, Yao Sheng ^a   Yan, Ye Hong ^a   Zou, Xun Feng ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycine; Kupffer cells; Liver transplantation; Reperfusion injury

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 78649573166     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.14.018     Document Type: Article

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