Lung injury is the leading cause of death after thoracic surgery. Initially recognized after
pneumonectomy, it has since been described after any period of 1-lung ventilation (OLV) …

Pulmonary damage in the form of acute lung injury and adult respiratory distress syndrome
is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after thoracic surgery. An understanding of the …

Background Although one-lung ventilation (OLV) has become an established procedure
during thoracic surgery, sparse data exist about inflammatory alterations in the deflated …

Increasing evidence demonstrates that pyroptosis, pro-inflammatory programmed cell death,
is linked to acute lung injury (ALI). Dihydromyricetin (DHM) has been reported to exert anti …

Study objectives To describe the frequency and outcome of patients with acute lung injury
(ALI) and ARDS who require mechanical ventilation (MV) after lung resection, and to …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects of Saikosaponin a (SSa), a
triterpene saponin derived from Radix bupleuri, on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute …

Amygdalin, named as 'laetrile'and 'vitamin B-17'was initially supposed to be a safe drug for
cancer treatment and was recognized by followers of natural medicine since it has been …

This equation depicts the volume filtration rate (Jv) per unit area of capillary wall (A) as a
balance of hydrostatic pressure forces and oncotic pressure forces existing in the capillaries …

The acute lung injury (ALI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill
patients. Amygdalin is derived from the bitter apricot kernel, an efficacious Chinese herbal …

Isoalantolactone (IAL) is a sesquiterpene lactone extracted from roots of Inula helenium L
and has shown anti-inflammatory effects. In this study we investigated the therapeutic effects …