Pub. Date : 2013 Sep
PMID : 23084463
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between serum IL-6 levels and plasma ammonia levels (r=0.58, P<0.05) in cirrhotic patients with OHE, but not in patients without OHE (r=0.42, P>0.05) or healthy controls (r=0.27, P>0.05). | Ammonia | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | The correlation between IL-6 and ammonia was independent of infectious precipitating factors. | Ammonia | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |
| 3 | CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study suggest that IL-6 might be involved in the mechanism by which ammonia contributes to the pathogenesis of OHE. | Ammonia | interleukin 6 | Homo sapiens |