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Prior studies have shown variability in the use of therapeutic modalities (including PACs, ventilator, and intravenous vasoactive and inotropic agents) among ICU patients [ 21 27 ] and different impacts on outcomes and use of hospital resources associated with these treatments [ 16 17 18 28 29 ] . In general, with the exception of the recent trial demonstrating benefit of early goal-directed treatment involving oxygenation (including ventilatory support if necessary) and blood pressure (including intravenous pressors if necessary) [ 30 ] , few data are available that demonstrate that these modalities improve outcomes.
Biliary epithelial function is partially under the control of secretin and vasoactive intestinal peptide [ 1 ] . Other extracellular agonists that influence biliary function include neuropeptides [ 2 3 ] , ATP [ 4 5 ] , and bile salts [ 6 ] . In addition to the well-documented role that cytokines play in the immune response and inflammation [ 7 8 ] , cytokines also modify the functioning of epithelial cells.
Vasoactive drug doses were recorded at the time of each measurement.
Slow recovery of blood flow has been used as an index of reduced vascular reactivity in coronary arteries [ 36 ] . The hyperemic response to ischemia is dependent on the presence and response to metabolic factors and vasoactive substances such as nitric oxide and adenosine [ 37 ] . The prolonged recovery of blood flow in our study could be due to either a greater buildup of metabolic factors/vasoactive substances and/or a diminished ability to remove them in the older subjects.
VEGF-A also increases vascular permeability, with an effect 10,000 times more potent than that of the vasoactive substance histamine; VEGF-A was originally purified based on this property, and was named vascular permeability factor [ 3].
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