CETP Lowers TLR4 Expression Which Attenuates the Inflammatory Response Induced by LPS and Polymicrobial Sepsis

• Main Authors: Tatiana Martins Venancio (Author), Roberta Marcondes Machado (Author), Angela Castoldi (Author), Mariane Tami Amano (Author), Valeria Sutti Nunes (Author), Eder Carlos Rocha Quintao (Author), Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara (Author), Francisco Garcia Soriano (Author), Patrícia Miralda Cazita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection eliciting high mortality rate which is a serious health problem. Despite numerous studies seeking for therapeutic alternatives, the mechanisms involved in this disease remain elusive. In this study we evaluated the influence of cholesteryl este...