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Ablation of tumor necrosis factor receptor type I (p55) alters oxygen-induced lung injury.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 May 2000
Pryhuber G S, O'Brien D P, Baggs R, Phipps R, Huyck H, Sanz I, Nahm M H
Abstract excerpt
Hyperoxic lung injury, believed to be mediated by reactive oxygen species, inflammatory cell activation, and release of cytotoxic cytokines, complicates the care of many critically ill patients. The cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is induced in lungs exposed to high concentrations of oxygen; however, its contribution to hyperoxia-induced lung injury remains unclear. Both TNF-alpha treatment and...
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