Thyroid hormone enhances nitric oxide-mediated bacterial clearance and promotes survival after meningococcal infection.

Euthyroid sick syndrome characterized by reduced levels of thyroid hormones (THs) is observed in patients with meningococcal shock. It has been found that the level of THs reflects disease severity and is predictive for mortality. The present study was conducted to investigate the impact of THs on h...

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Main Authors: Yao Chen, Mikael Sjölinder, Xiao Wang, Georg Altenbacher, Matthias Hagner, Pernilla Berglund, Yumin Gao, Ting Lu, Ann-Beth Jonsson, Hong Sjölinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402396?pdf=render