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While most cytokine research has focused on cells of the immune system, other cell types produce cytokines including the epithelial cells of the lung [ 28 29 ] , retina [ 30 ] , and intestines [ 31 32 ] . Among the few studies involving the biliary system, it was demonstrated that cultured human intrahepatic duct epithelial cells produce functional IL-8 and MCP-1 (CCL2) [ 14 33 ] . Isolated human intrahepatic epithelial ducts expressed immunoreactive IL-6 when treated with IL-1β or phorbal myristate acetate [ 34 ] . Intracellular TNF-α mRNA and protein was detected in intrahepatic biliary duct cells in tissue sections [ 35 ] , but not in cultured intrahepatic epithelial cells; therefore, there was no clear demonstration that biliary epithelium secretes TNF-α.
Third, 10 out of 32 patients requiring a SCU admission underwent preoperative biliary drainage procedures, which is above the rate for all patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery.
While the biliary epithelium can act as a physical barrier to limit bacterial infection of the underlying tissue [ 16 ] , its physiological response to bacteria and bacterial products is not well characterized.
Animal studies using models of surgically induced extrahepatic biliary obstruction have also shown that lipid peroxidation products - specifically, malondialdehyde (MDA) - are increased in the cholestatic liver [ 8, 9].
Colistin was less effective in patients with osteomyelitis, biliary tract disease, endocarditis, and suppurative infections of the lung (probably because of suboptimal concentrations locally), and it was ineffective in the treatment of Gram-negative infections in neutropenic patients [ 10 11 13 ] .
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