Alkaline phosphatase in pulmonary inflammation—a translational study in ventilated critically ill patients and rats
Abstract Background Alkaline phosphatase (AP), a dephosphorylating enzyme, is involved in various physiological processes and has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects. Aim To determine the correlation between pulmonary AP activity and markers of inflammation in invasively ventilated critical...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-12-01
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Series: | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-020-00335-x |