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Role of Prostaglandins and Thromboxane

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Septic Shock

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 4))

Abstract

The leading role of prostaglandins (PG’s) and thromboxane (TX) in septic shock is mainly based on five entities:

  1. 1.

    Molecular identity;

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    Known pharmacology;

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    Normally “not present” in circulating blood;

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    Potential correlation with clinical symptoms;

  5. 5.

    New therapeutical perspectives.

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Oettinger, W. (1987). Role of Prostaglandins and Thromboxane. In: Vincent, J.L., Thijs, L.G. (eds) Septic Shock. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83108-9_8

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