| Literature DB >> 17438375 |
Vineet Bhandari1, Jack A Elias.
Abstract
Hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury (HALI) is characterized by an influx of inflammatory cells, increased pulmonary permeability, endothelial and epithelial cell death. In a murine model and in vitro, we found Angiopoietin 2 to be a critical mediator of lung oxidant injury, inflammation, edema, and regulator of necrotic cell death pathways. The clinical significance of our findings was highlighted by the detection of increased Angiopoietin 2 levels in patients with ALI.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17438375 DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.9.4229
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Cycle ISSN: 1551-4005 Impact factor: 4.534