Hypertonic saline reduces inflammation and enhances the resolution of oleic acid induced acute lung injury

Hypertonic saline reduces inflammation and enhances the resolution of oleic acid induced acute lung injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypertonic saline (HTS) reduces the severity of lung injury in ischemia-reperfusion, endotoxin-induced and ventilation-induced lung injury. However, the potential for HTS to modulate the resolution of lung injury is not known. We inv...

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Main Authors: Costello Joseph F, Higgins Brendan D, Kennedy Muiris T, Curtin William A, Laffey John G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/9

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