Concomitant Down-Regulation of Et1-Etb System and VEGF Angiogenic Signaling in the Frontal Cortex of Endotoximic Mice: A Heightened Vulnerability to Cerebral Microcirculation in Sepsis
Abstract:Aims: Sepsis is a disease that involves abnormal alterations in the microcirculation, with endothelial dysfunction playing a central role in the pathogenesis and mortality. The exact pathophysiology of brain dysfunction associated with sepsis remains poorly understood and experimental data are scarce. It is likely that cerebral microcirculatory alterations may play a potential role. Thus, the present study sought to investigate whether key angiogenic pathways are altered in the frontal cortexin a clinically-re… Show more
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