Ischemic time of graft liver forces Th1-to-Th2 activity toward Th1 activity in patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation.

In conclusion, the longer WIT (>70 min) in LDLT is more likely to induce immunological reactions of recipients by leading to a deleterious cytokine balances in favor of an reinforced production of Th1 cytokines. PMID: 31122908 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Cytokine Network - Category: Molecular Biology Tags: Eur Cytokine Netw Source Type: research