Injury 2012-08-01

Mast cells activation contribute to small intestinal ischemia reperfusion induced acute lung injury in rats

Pinjie Huang, Dezhao Liu, Xiaoliang Gan, Rui Zhang, Wanling Gao, Zhengyuan Xia, Ziqing Hei, Pinjie Huang, Dezhao Liu, Xiaoliang Gan, Rui Zhang, Wanling Gao, Zhengyuan Xia, Ziqing Hei

Index: Injury 43(8) , 1250-6, (2012)

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Abstract

Background Small intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IIR) injury may lead to severe local and remote tissue injury, especially acute lung injury (ALI). Mast cell activation plays an important role in IIR injury. It is unknown whether IIR mediates lung injury via mast cell activation.