COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING AND PREVENTING SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE ILLNESS

摘要

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods of suppressing or preventing systemic organ inflammation or multi organ failure in a human patient with acute illnesses, including but not limited to burns, major surgery, sepsis, autoimmune disorders, vasculitis, thromboembolism, trauma, and acute pancreatitis. The method comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of a glucagon-like peptide-2 or an analog thereof.