Liver health called factor in pneumonia risk

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New research reveals the health of the liver plays a role in susceptibility in pneumonia. The findings come from Boston University School of Medicine.

Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In both children and adults, pneumonia is often associated with sepsis – the body’s own inflammation becomes infected. The infection causes pus-filled sacs to develop and causes the patient to cough. Other symptoms include fever, chills and a hard time breathing.

Researchers aimed to imitate sepsis occurring post-pneumonia. To do this models were treated with a bacterial product followed by live bacterial challenge in the lungs hours later.

One group had healthy livers and the other group were missing a gene that prevents the liver from working at its best. The liver lacking the gene was found to have higher susceptibility to pneumonia and sepsis.

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