Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life‐threatening condition
caused by direct or indirect injury to the lungs. Despite improvements in clinical …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome presents as hypoxia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
on chest imaging in the absence of heart failure sufficient to account for this clinical state …

Rationale Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in sepsis and
intensive therapy unit mortality but has not been assessed as a risk factor for acute …

Alveolar type 2 progenitor cells (AT2) seem closest to clinical translation, specifying the
evidence that AT2 may satisfactorily control the immune response to decrease lung injury by …

The immune response to viral infections is determined by a complex interplay between the
pathogen and the host. Innate immune cells express a set of cytosolic sensors to detect viral …

Background In a previous randomised controlled phase 2 trial, intravenous infusion of
salbutamol for up to 7 days in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Rationale: Experimental data suggest that manipulation of alveolar fluid clearance with β-
agonists can accelerate the resolution of alveolar edema and improve survival. Objective: To …

Abstract Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a common entity in critical care.
ARDS is associated with many diagnoses, including trauma and sepsis, can lead to multiple …

ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) counterbalances the actions of ACE (angiotensin-
converting enzyme) by metabolizing its catalytic product, the vasoactive and fibrogenic …

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen associated with atypical
pneumonia, and it has been suggested as a trigger or promoter of several chronic …