Research Article: Xijiao Dihuang Decoction Protects Against Murine Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Inflammation and Apoptosis via Suppressing TLR/NF-?B and Activating PIK/AKT Pathway
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Sepsis is a deleterious systemic host response to infection or injury which may progress to severe sepsis and septic shock. Multiple organ dysfunction is a hallmark of sepsis and a significant cause of death in intensive care units (ICU). – Myocardial dysfunction is a recognized complication of sepsis with %–% of patients with sepsis reported to develop myocardial dysfunction associated with an increased mortality rate of up to %. – Accordingly, there is a clinical need for effective pharmacological treatments for…
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