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Akt2 deficiency protects from acute lung injury via alternative macrophage activation and miR-146a induction in mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jan 2014
Vergadi Eleni, Vaporidi Katerina, Theodorakis Emmanuel E, Doxaki Christina, Lagoudaki Eleni, Ieronymaki Eleftheria, Alexaki Vassilia I, Helms Mike, Kondili Eumorfia, Soennichsen Birte, Stathopoulos Efstathios N, Margioris Andrew N, Georgopoulos Dimitrios, Tsatsanis Christos
Abstract excerpt
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major cause of respiratory failure, with limited effective treatments available. Alveolar macrophages participate in the pathogenesis of ARDS. To investigate the role of macrophage activation in aseptic lung injury and identify molecular mediators w...
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