Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) as common life-threatening lung diseases with high mortality rates are mostly …

The respiratory surface in the mammalian lung is stabilized by pulmonary surfactant, a
membrane-based system composed of multiple lipids and specific proteins, the primary …

The pulmonary surfactant system constitutes an excellent example of how dynamic
membrane polymorphism governs some biological functions through specific lipid–lipid …

The exact mechanism by which pulmonary surfactant films reach the very low surface
tensions required to stabilize the alveoli at end expiration remains uncertain. We utilized the …

Soluble innate immune pattern-recognition proteins (sPRPs) identify non-self or altered-self
molecular patterns. Dying cells often display altered-self arrays of molecules on their …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain common
complications of sepsis. Unfortunately, development of effective pharmacologic and …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) arises from direct and indirect injury to the
lungs and results in a life-threatening form of respiratory failure in a heterogeneous, critically …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a disease with a variety of causes and is
defined by severe hypoxemia. Whereas ARDS carries a mortality of approximately 30 …

Ricin, a plant-derived toxin originating from the seeds of Ricinus communis (castor beans),
is one of the most lethal toxins known, particularly if inhaled. Ricin is considered a potential …

Abstract Acute Lung Injury (ALI) can be caused by various diseases or conditions such as
sepsis, pneumonia, trauma, shock, and inhalation of toxic gases. Many efforts have been …