Journal article
Hepatocyte growth factor modulates the hepatic acute-phase response in thermally injured rats
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to modulate the acute-phase response in vitro. The specific in vivo role of HGF in this multifactorial response, however, remains unknown. This study examines the effects of exogenous HGF on the acute-phase response in thermally injured rats.
DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, laboratory study.
Authors
Jeschke MG; Herndon DN; Wolf SE; DebRoy MA; Rai J; Thompson JC; Barrow RE
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 504–510
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2000
DOI
10.1097/00003246-200002000-00036
ISSN
0090-3493