Fifteen human volunteer subjects (18-40 years of age) and 5 Trauma patients were studied. One volunteer group (saline + LPS [n = 8]) received a 12 hour infusion a second volunteer group (cortisol + LPS [n = 7]) received a 12 hour infusion of cortisol (3 µg/kg/min). After 6 hours of saline or corti...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
