Sepsis is characterized by a concurrent activation of inflammation and coagulation. Recently, recombinant human activated protein C was shown to decrease mortality in patients with severe sepsis presumably due to a combined anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant effect...
Keywords: Tissue factor, ethyl pyruvate, sepsis, lipopolysaccharide, THP-1 monocytic cells
12/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Schattauer