Primed circulating monocytes are a source of IL-1β in patients with cirrhosis and ascites

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
² Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
³ Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany tbruns@ukaachen.de.

Comment

Sven Stengel et al. Gut. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;70(3):622-623.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321597. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
² Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
³ Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany tbruns@ukaachen.de.

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Keywords: ascites; cirrhosis; cytokines; inflammation.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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