The lung is a primary organ for gas exchange in mammals that represents the largest
epithelial surface in direct contact with the external environment. It also serves as a crucial …

As media reports have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated market
mainstreaming of immune-boosting food bioactives, supplements, and nutraceuticals …

Coronavirus pneumonia is accompanied by rapid virus replication, where a large number of
inflammatory cell infiltration and cytokine storm may lead to acute lung injury, acute …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common and devastating clinical disorder featured by excessive
inflammatory responses. Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an indispensable …

During the last decade, experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that isolated
acute brain injury (ABI) may cause severe dysfunction of peripheral extracranial organs and …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatic
diseases, such as connective-tissue diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic vasculitis …

Background Acute hypoxaemia de novo or on a background of chronic hypoxaemia is a
common reason for admission to intensive care and for provision of mechanical ventilation …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by exuberant proinflammatory responses and
mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the link between mitochondrial dysfunction and …

Surviving ARDS is associated with a long-term substantial reduction in health-related quality
of life and such a reduction does not differ from findings in patients surviving other critical …

Mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains unacceptably high at
approximately 39%. One of the only treatments is supportive: mechanical ventilation …