Increased plasma interleukin-8 concentra
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Daniel L. B. Hill; Luis S. Marsano; Craig J. McClain
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Patients with alcoholic hepatitis often have hepatic polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration and neutrophilia. Interleukin-8 is a cytokine that stimulates neutrophil chemotaxis and release of lysosomal enzymes. It is made by several types of cells, including fibroblasts, Kupffer cells and hepatocyt