Regulation of experimental lung inflammation

AB Lentsch, PA Ward - Respiration physiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Acute lung inflammation is an important component of a number of pulmonary diseases,
including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Much has been learned about the
manner in which various insults to lung, such as infection or trauma, bring about recruitment
of neutrophils into alveoli and small airways, resulting in parenchymal damage and organ
dysfunction. In this brief review, we discuss the endogenous mechanisms in which the lung
regulates the acute inflammatory response in rats to intrapulmonary deposition of IgG …