Low-molecular-weight heparin reduces hyperoxia-augmented ventilator-induced lung injury via serine/threonine kinase-protein kinase B
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>High-tidal-volume mechanical ventilation and hyperoxia used in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) can induce the release of cytokines, including high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), oxygen radicals, neutrophil infiltration, and the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
| Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/90 |