This study examined the hypothesis that transient, whole-body hyperthermia would reduce
lung damage and/or mortality in a previously described animal model of acute lung injury. …

In an effort to identify type II cells by a method independent of staining phospholipid inclusions,
we evaluated a histochemical technique for alkaline phosphatase activity In normal rat …

Objective: To examine the hypothesis that induction of heat shock proteins by a non-thermal
mechanism would confer protection against experimental sepsis. Design: Prospective, blind…

We have previously demonstrated that induction of the stress response, by heat stress or
sodium arsenite, administered 18 h before initiation of sepsis in rats, significantly decreased …

Tumour necrosis factor α(TNF-α) is one of the most important pro-inflammatory cytokines,
which plays an important role in host defense and acute inflammation related to tissue injury. …

10 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome whose respiratory failure due to
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was deteriorating rapidly had 7 days of intravenous …

On the basis of the observation that serum levels of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) are elevated
in pancreatitis and systemic sepsis, and the association of these conditions with the …

Alveolar type-II cells are responsible for alveolar epithelial cell proliferation during growth
and development and in response to lung injury. Based on the observation of abnormal lung …

Despite recent advances in immunofluorescence technology, the study of alveolar macrophage
cell surface proteins is hampered by the presence of autofluorescence. We suggest …

Pulmonary function, chest radiographic appearances, and the cellular composition of
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were assessed in 13 patients who were receiving amiodarone …