“…37 The etiology of reduction in hepatic oxidase function may be related to the presence of endotoxemia, as exogenous endotoxin administration reduces hepatic CYP content by 29-44% 4-6, 9, 14, 37-39 and various isoenzyme activities by as much as 22-72%. 5,6,9,14,23 In addition, these reductions may be related to various cytokine mediators that depress CYP activity, such as interleukin-1, 4, 7, 40 interleukin-6, 4, 8 interferon, 41 interleukin-2, 42 or tumor necrosis factor, 40,43 which are elicited during the acute host response to sepsis. It also was suggested that nitric oxide production may be the mediator for hepatic CYP dysfunction induced by endotoxin.…”