Thoracic epidural anaesthesia reduces insulin resistance and inflammatory response in experimental acute pancreatitis

Aims: The activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is crucial at an early stage in the development of an inflammatory reaction. A study of metabolic events globally and locally in the early phase of acute pancreatitis (AP), implying hampered SNS activity, is lacking. We hypothesized that tho...

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Main Authors: Ola Winsö, Josef Kral, Wanzhong Wang, Ivana Kralova, Pernilla Abrahamsson, Göran Johansson, Per-Jonas Blind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Upsala Medical Society 2018-10-01
Series:Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2018.1539054