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Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 1998
Kristof A S, Goldberg P, Laubach V, Hussain S N
Abstract excerpt
The role of nitric oxide (NO) in lung injury remains unclear. Both beneficial and detrimental roles have been proposed. In this study, we used mutant mice lacking the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) to assess the role of this isoform in sepsis-associated lung injury. Wild-type and iNOS knockout mice were injected with either saline or Escherichia coli endotoxin (LPS) 25 mg/kg and killed 6, 12, and 24 h...
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