Abstract:Objective: Several animal studies have shown the roles of cytokines in regulating liver regeneration following liver resection (LR), which is a type of surgery is designed to remove cancerous tumors from liver. This study investigated how the expressions and serum levels of some pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were changed during LR.Liver tissues from 15 patients with HCC were collected and the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumornecrosis factor-alpha (TNF-… Show more
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