Effect of pentoxifylline on lung inflammation and gas exchange in a sepsis-induced acute lung injury model

Experimental models of sepsis-induced pulmonary alterations are important for the study of pathogenesis and for potential intervention therapies. The objective of the present study was to characterize lung dysfunction (low PaO2 and high PaCO2, and increased cellular infiltration, protein extravasati...

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Main Authors: I.S. Oliveira-Junior, M.K.C. Brunialti, I.H.J. Koh, V.B.C. Junqueira, R. Salomão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001100009