The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a frequent, life-threatening disease in
which a marked increase in alveolar surface tension has been repeatedly observed. It is …

… In 2006, Selman and Pardo [8] reintroduced the topic of the potential role of epithelial
cells in IPF. … P. Markart has received fees for speaking from Roche and InterMune. …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a frequent disease mainly affecting obese people and
caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airways during sleep. The increased morbidity and …

… of normalized immunoblots revealed an approximately two- to threefold induction in tissue
contents of p50ATF-6 in IPF LTX in comparison to COPD lungs and donor lungs (P < 0.001 vs. …

… The nucleic acid-dependent induction of blood coagulation did not involve platelets, because
RNA did not lead to platelet activation (as measured by P-selectin expression on washed …

… All groups were compared with controls (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001). For …
All groups were compared with controls (**p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001). For abbreviations …

… to P-selectin or an antibody to platelet glycoprotein GPIIb/IIIa before endotoxin inhalation.
P-… Furthermore, inhibition of P-selectin did not affect edema formation and protease release (…

… A level of P less than .05 was considered statistically significant. … Mean values ± SD are
reported; with n = 10 for each group; ***P < .001. (E) Representative lung tissue sections from …

… Significance level is indicated by *(p < 0.05; comparison of Bleo with Saline) and by + (p
< 0.05) in case of comparison of the single treatment group with bleomyin alone (Bleo). …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to define the spectrum, activity, and spatial distribution
of antimicrobial peptides in vernix caseosa and amniotic fluid in the absence of clinical …