N-acetyl-heparin attenuates acute lung injury caused by acid aspiration mainly by antagonizing histones in mice.

Acute lung injury (ALI) is the leading cause of death in intensive care units. Extracellular histones have recently been recognized to be pivotal inflammatory mediators. Heparin and its derivatives can bind histones through electrostatic interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate 1) t...

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Main Authors: Yanlin Zhang, Zanmei Zhao, Li Guan, Lijun Mao, Shuqiang Li, Xiaoxu Guan, Ming Chen, Lixia Guo, Lihua Ding, Cuicui Cong, Tao Wen, Jinyuan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4016230?pdf=render