Pentoxifylline pretreatment decreases the pool of circulating activated neutrophils, in-vivo adhesion to endothelium, and improves survival from hemorrhagic shock

Abstract

Recent research suggests that polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play an important role in ischemic organ injury by adhesion to the endothelium and by expression of cytotoxicty via oxygen free radical formation. The number of activated circulating