Mitogen-activated protein kinases regulate susceptibility to ventilator-induced lung injury.

Mechanical ventilation causes ventilator-induced lung injury in animals and humans. Mitogen-activated protein kinases have been implicated in ventilator-induced lung injury though their functional significance remains incomplete. We characterize the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/mitog...

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Main Authors: Tamás Dolinay, Wei Wu, Naftali Kaminski, Emeka Ifedigbo, A Murat Kaynar, Mária Szilasi, Simon C Watkins, Stefan W Ryter, Alexander Hoetzel, Augustine M K Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2223071?pdf=render