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Double impact of cigarette smoke and mechanical ventilation on the alveolar epithelial type II cell

INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) impacts clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is characterized by neutrophil-mediated inflammation and loss of alveolar barrier function. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that smoking may be a risk factor for...

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Autores principales: Hirsch, Jan, Chalkley, Robert J, Bentley, Trevor, Burlingame, Alma L, Frank, James A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24666941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13795

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