Development of a Murine Model of Early Sepsis in Diet-Induced Obesity

Sepsis, a global health issue, is the most common cause of mortality in the intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to develop a new model of sepsis that investigates the impact of prolonged western diet (WD) induced obesity on the response to early sepsis. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed either a...

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Main Authors: Momina Khan, Amanda L. Patrick, Alison E. Fox-Robichaud, The Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/719853