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Objective and design Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke promotes airway inflammation and emphysema accompanied by enhanced CD8+ interferon (IFN)-γ+ T(Tc1) and CD8+ interleukin (IL)-17+ T(Tc17) cell responses. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) has been involved in the pathogenesis of emphysema. Inhibiting mTOR by rapamycin has been reported to alleviate emphysema, but the mechanism is not fully...
Background Gut barrier failure caused by endotoxemia is a life-threatening problem. The present study aimed to determine whether any specific intestinal site is highly correlated with gut barrier failure, and whether recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) can ameliorate gut barrier failure in a rat model of endotoxemia. Methods Enterostomy tubes were surgically placed in adult male Sprague–Dawley...
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