Pretreatment with enteral cholestyramine prevents suppression of the cellular immune system after partial hepatectomy

Abstract

Prophylactic treatment with enteral cholestyramine preserved cellular immune functions after partial hepatectomy in the rat, which may explain its beneficial effects on the postoperative course. Furthermore, the authors' results are consistent with the hypothesis that endotoxemia is involved in the pathogenesis of the cellular immune derangements after partial hepatectomy.

Part of Endotoxins research · Curated by Lauren Lowenstein, The Biotoxin Lady