Background: Sepsis is a complex and life-threatening systemic disease. A positive blood culture is the criterion standard of diagnosis for sepsis; however, it does not produce results for 24 to 72 hours. Besides, the clinical manifestations of sepsis are variable and nonspecific.
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Objective: To explore the effects of rosiglitazone on peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), nuclear factor-κB and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Objective: To explore the relationship between coagulation/anticoagulation imbalance and oxidative stress in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during acute exacerbation (AECOPD) before and after treatment.
Methods: Plasma tissue factor (TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) activity was detected by chromogenic assay in 28 AECOPD patients before and after treatment as well as in 30 healthy controls. The total antioxidative capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) in plasma were measured in both groups.