Can Resistin be a New Indicator of Neonatal Sepsis?

• Main Authors: Didem Aliefendioglu (Author), Tuğba Gürsoy (Author), Osman Çağlayan (Author), Alev Aktaş (Author), Fahri Ovalı (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sepsis is an important cause of neonatal death and perinatal brain damage, particularly in preterm infants. It is thought that activation of the inflammatory cascade triggered by cytokine might play a role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Recent evidence supports a role for resistin in inflammation. T...