The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by the rapid onset of acute,
life-threatening respiratory failure, typically following trauma, sepsis, or other clinical risk …

Acute lung injury is due to a variety of direct or indirect insults leading to pulmonary
inflammation. Several clinical entities, including trauma, pneumonia/sepsis, and ischemia …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute life-threatening illness
characterized by the rapid onset of severe respiratory failure, usually following sepsis …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is due to an uncontrolled systemic inflammatory response resulting
from direct injury to the lung or indirect injury in the setting of a systemic process. Such …

A characteristic feature of all inflammatory disorders is the excessive recruitment of
leukocytes to the site of inflammation. The loss of control in trafficking these cells contributes …

During the last decade, our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the initiation and
maintenance of pulmonary disease has been greatly aided by advances in the field of …

The chemokine family constitutes a group of specialized cytokines, the primary function of
which is to regulate the trafficking of leucocytes. All family members are small secreted …

Lung contusion (LC), commonly observed in patients with thoracic trauma is a leading risk
factor for development of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome. Previously …

Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) of ARDS is a stereotypic response to a variety of etiologies.
1, 2 The pathologic findings of DAD follow an overlapping continuum of injury: acute …

Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are devastating
illnesses with high mortality rates. ARDS is the severe end point of acute lung injury and is …