The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute diffuse inflammatory lung injury
characterized by the damage of alveolar epithelial cells and pulmonary capillary endothelial …

Objective: Although ventilation with small tidal volumes is recommended in patients with
established acute lung injury, most others receive highly variable tidal volume aimed in part …

Background Pulmonary edema results from a persistent imbalance between forces that drive
water into the air space and the physiologic mechanisms that remove it. Among the latter …

Acute renal failure leads to dysregulation of lung salt and water channels. Background
Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Influenza A viruses (IAV) can cause lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS), which is characterized by accumulation of excessive fluid (edema) in the alveolar …

Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome are common syndromes with a
high mortality rate that affect both medical and surgical patients. Better understanding of the …

Amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) play an important role in lung
sodium transport. Sodium transport is closely regulated to maintain an appropriate fluid layer …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury are among the most
frequent reasons for intensive care unit admission, accounting for approximately one-third of …

Hypercapnia (elevated CO2 levels) occurs as a consequence of poor alveolar ventilation
and impairs alveolar fluid reabsorption (AFR) by promoting Na, K-ATPase endocytosis. We …