The Effect of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation

Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a severe complication in lung transplantation characterized by inflammation, alveolar damage, and hypoxemia. Alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT), a protease inhibitor, is currently used clinically for the treatment of A1AT deficiency emphysema. A1AT has been shown to have...

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Main Author: Gao, Wenxi
Other Authors: Liu, Mingyao
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33210