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The effects of exogenous surfactant administration on ventilation-induced inflammation in mouse models of lung injury

BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an essential supportive therapy for acute lung injury (ALI); however it can also contribute to systemic inflammation. Since pulmonary surfactant has anti-inflammatory properties, the aim of the study was to investigate the effect of exogenous surfactant adm...

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Autores principales: Puntorieri, Valeria, Hiansen, Josh Qua, McCaig, Lynda A, Yao, Li-Juan, Veldhuizen, Ruud AW, Lewis, James F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24256698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-67