Ghrelin abates bacterial translocation following burn injury by improving gastric emptying.

Hanaa S Sallam Petri Urvil Tor C Savidge Jiande D Z Chen

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

Burn-induced gastrointestinal dysmotility is correlated with the systemic translocation of gram-negative gut bacteria that are implicated in multiple organ failure in burn patients. Therapeutic interventions to restore BIGD are warranted (Neurogastroenterol Motil, 2012, 24, 78).

Keyphrases

gram negative
multidrug resistant
end stage renal disease
wound healing
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
high glucose
diabetic rats
drug induced
patient reported outcomes
oxidative stress