The effect of pentoxifylline on intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Regardless of the cause, intestinal ischemia is a serious and growing clinical problem with an unacceptable mortality rate over 60%. When blood flow to the intestine is decreased, mucosal lesions develop in the upper part of the villi and during reperfusion, development of these lesions is rapid.
Formation of toxic oxygen metabolites has been suggested to [...]