Eliezer Navarro-Ramirez

Hypothyroidism Improves Survival in Experimental Peritonitis

Abstract Hypothyroidism decreases the basal metabolic rate. Using three models of peritonitis, intraperitoneal LPS plus Zymosan challenge, cecal slurry-induced intraperitoneal infection, and cecal ligation and puncture, we demonstrate that hypothyroid mice show enhanced survival...