title: Of hemorrhagic shock, spherical cows and Aloe vera.
abstract: The central question explored in this commentary is whether the beneficial effects of an Aloe vera derived drag-reducing polymer during hemorrhagic shock is due to its O2 radical scavenging properties or to changes in blood rheology.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA. ggutierrez@mfa.gwu.edu
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Stephanie P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Fuller
mesh_terms: D000504:Aloe / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002151:Calorimetry; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011108:Polymers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011108:Polymers; D010100:Oxygen