Altered purine metabolism at reperfusion affects clinical outcome in lung transplantation
Conclusion
Oxidative stress, especially through purine metabolism pathway, is a major metabolic event during reperfusion and may contribute to the ischaemia reperfusion injury of lung grafts.
Source: Thorax - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Baciu, C., Shin, J., Hsin, M., Cypel, M., Keshavjee, S., Liu, M. Tags: Thorax Lung transplantation Source Type: research
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