Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The present results indicate that cytochrome c is a useful marker to follow patients with influenza-associated encephalopathy and suggest that an apoptosis of cells in several organs including the cerebrum and liver under the influence of hypercytokinemia is a possible mechanism of the disease.
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Authors | Hiroyuki Nunoi, Maria Regina Mercado, Tomoyuki Mizukami, Kenji Okajima, Tsuneo Morishima, Hiroshi Sakata, Shinichi Nakayama, Seiji Mori, Masatoshi Hayashi, Hiromi Mori, Seiichi Kagimoto, Shiro Kanegasaki, Keisuke Watanabe, Naoto Adachi, Fumio Endo |
Journal | Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
(Pediatr Int)
Vol. 47
Issue 2
Pg. 175-9
(Apr 2005)
ISSN: 1328-8067 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 15771696
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cytokines
- Interleukin-8
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Cytochromes c
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Topics |
- Apoptosis
(physiology)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cytochromes c
(blood)
- Cytokines
- Encephalitis, Viral
(physiopathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Influenza, Human
(complications)
- Interleukin-8
(blood)
- Male
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(analysis)
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