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. 1998 Nov-Dec;33(6):606-8.
doi: 10.1093/alcalc/33.6.606.

Presence of plasma endotoxin is correlated with tumour necrosis factor receptor levels and disease activity in alcoholic cirrhosis

C Hanck  1 , S Rossol, U Böcker, M Tokus, M V Singer
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Presence of plasma endotoxin is correlated with tumour necrosis factor receptor levels and disease activity in alcoholic cirrhosis

C Hanck et al. Alcohol Alcohol. 1998 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Cytokines and plasma endotoxin were measured in a consecutive series of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (AC). Endotoxaemia was found to be strongly correlated to increased plasma levels of functionally active tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptors -p55 and -p75, TNF-alpha and the Child-Pugh stage of the disease. Our data support the hypothesis of the pathogenic role of lipopolysaccharide in hepatocellular damage of patients with AC.

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