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ER stress triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR), aiming at restoring ER homeostasis, or inducing cell death. In order to translate basic knowledge on ER function into the clinical setting, we aimed at dissecting the effect of surgery and peritoneal infection on the progression of ER stress\/UPR and inflammatory markers in the liver in a clinically relevant experimental animal model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Wistar rats underwent laparotomy followed by colon ascendens stent peritonitis (CASP) or surgery (sham) only. Liver damage (aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and De Ritis values), inflammatory and UPR markers were assessed in livers at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h postsurgery. Levels of inflammatory (IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, iNOS, and HO-1), UPR (XBP1, GRP78, CHOP), and apoptosis (BAX\/Bcl-XL) mRNA were determined by qPCR. Splicing of XBP1 (XBP1s) was analyzed by gel electrophoresis, p-eIF2\u03b1 and GRP78 protein levels using the western blots.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Aspartate aminotransferase levels were elevated 24 h after surgery and thereafter declined with different kinetics in sham and CASP groups. Compared with sham De Ritis ratios were significantly higher in the CASP group, at 48 and 96 h. CASP induced an inflammatory response after 48 h, evidenced by elevated levels of IL-6, TNF-\u03b1, iNOS, and HO-1. In contrast, UPR markers XBP1s, p-eIF2\u03b1, GRP78, XBP1, and CHOP did not increase in response to infection but paralleled the kinetics of AST and De Ritis ratios. We found that inflammatory markers were predominantly associated with CASP, while UPR markers were associated with surgery. However, in the CASP group, we found a stronger correlation between XBP1s, XBP1 and GRP78 with damage markers, suggesting a synergistic influence of inflammation on UPR in our model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results indicate that independent mechanisms induce ER stress\/UPR and the inflammatory response in the liver. 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