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Role of type 2 deiodinase in response to acute lung injury (ALI) in mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Dec 2011
Barca-Mayo Olga, Liao Xiao-Hui, DiCosmo Caterina, Dumitrescu Alexandra, Moreno-Vinasco Liliana, Wade Michael S, Sammani Saad, Mirzapoiazova Tamara, Garcia Joe G N, Refetoff Samuel, Weiss Roy E
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormone (TH) metabolism, mediated by deiodinase types 1, 2, and 3 (D1, D2, and D3) is profoundly affected by acute illness. We examined the role of TH metabolism during ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) in mice. Mice exposed to VILI recapitulated the serum TH findings of acute illness...
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