How trauma leads to inflammatory response: Mitochondria may be at root of dangerous complications from injury

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 23:35 in Health & Medicine

A new study suggests that mitochondria can be released into the bloodstream following physical injury, resulting in a sepsis-like immune response, and leading to the onset of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

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