Research Article

Blocking the Hepatic Branch of the Vagus Aggravates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Inhibiting the Expression of IL-22 in the Liver

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Administration of exogenous IL-22 recombinant protein reduces liver injury induced by IR. (a) H&E-stained liver sections show that the IRI-Hv group had larger infarct areas than the IRI-Hv-IL-22 group. (b, c) Serum ALT and AST concentrations in the IRI-Hv group were higher than those in the IRI-Hv-IL-22 group at several time points. (d) LW/BW ratios of the two groups at different time points after reperfusion (, ).
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