Male NMRI or BALB/c mice developed severe liver injury as assessed by transaminase release within 8 h when an intravenous dose greater than 1.5 mg/kg concanavalin A (Con A) was given.… (More)
We investigated the role of hepatocyte apoptosis in four different murine models of acute inflammatory liver failure. Liver damage induced in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice by endotoxin infection… (More)
The significance of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) for TNF function in vivo is well documented, whereas the role of TNFR2 so far remains obscure. In a model of concanavalin A (Con… (More)
Freshly isolated mouse hepatocytes were essentially insensitive to TNF-alpha cytotoxicity. However, TNF-alpha induced a concentration-dependent cell death in hepatocytes that had been pretreated with… (More)
It is a requirement that parenteral medicines be tested for pyrogens (fever causing agents) using one of two animal-based tests: the rabbit pyrogen test and the bacterial endotoxin test.… (More)
American journal of respiratory and critical care…
1998
Artificial mechanical ventilation represents a major cause of iatrogenic lung damage in intensive care. It is largely unknown which mediators, if any, contribute to the onset of such complications.… (More)
Hepatocyte apoptosis is crucial in several forms of liver disease. Here, we examined in different models of murine liver injury whether and how metabolically induced alterations of hepatocyte ATP… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To test the hypothesis that the lectin-like domain of tumor necrosis factor, mimicked by the TIP peptide, can improve lung function after unilateral orthotopic lung isotransplantation.… (More)