Combined Administration of Human Ghrelin and Human Growth Hormone Attenuates Organ Injury and Improves Survival in Aged Septic Rats

• Main Authors: Weng-Lang Yang (Author), Gaifeng Ma (Author), Mian Zhou (Author), Monowar Aziz (Author), Hao-Ting Yen (Author), Spyros A Marvropoulos (Author), Kaie Ojamaa (Author), Ping Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Sepsis is a major healthcare concern, especially in the elderly population. The use of an animal model closely resembling clinical conditions in this population may provide a better prediction in translating bench studies to the bedside. Ghrelin inhibits sympathetic nerve activity and infla...