Does covering the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ( PEG ) tube prevent peristomal infection?
These results suggest that covering the PEG tube, with or without providing antibiotic therapy, may prevent peristomal infection in spite of the presence of oropharyngeal bacterial flora after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
In T84 epithelial monolayers, IL-10 maintains the size, but not the charge, selectivity of the epithelial tight junction in the presence of IFN-gamma. In addition, both IL-10 and IFN-gamma limit carbachol and forskolin-induced increase in Isc.