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Endothelial Semaphorin 7A promotes inflammation in seawater aspiration-induced acute lung injury.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Oct 2014
Zhang Minlong, Wang Li, Dong Mingqing, Li Zhichao, Jin Faguang
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of seawater aspiration-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Although several studies have shown that Semaphorin 7A (SEMA7A) promotes inflammation, there are limited reports regarding immunological function of SEMA7A in seawater aspiration-induced ALI. Therefore, we investigated the role of SEMA7A during seawater aspiration-induced ALI. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were...
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