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 …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome is a common, devastating clinical syndrome of
acute lung injury that affects both medical and surgical patients. Since the last review of this …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) continues as a contributor to the morbidity
and mortality of patients in intensive care units throughout the world, imparting tremendous …

Since the adult respiratory distress syndrome was first described substantial progress has
been made in understanding the pathogenesis of this complex syndrome. This review …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) encompasses a relatively uniform constellation
of clinical, radiographic, and physiologic features in patients with rapidly evolving respiratory …

The synthesis of collagen and EIIIA-containing cellular fibronectin in certain forms of
pulmonary fibrosis occurs in discrete locations: in the Masson bodies in bronchiolitis …

It is now clear that resident myofibroblasts play a central role in the mediation of tissue
fibrosis. The aim of the work outlined in this study is to increase our understanding of the …

Impaired fibrinolytic activity within the lung is a common manifestation of acute and chronic
inflammatory lung diseases. Because the fibrinolytic system is active during repair …

Organising pneumonia is defined pathologically by the presence in the distal air spaces of
buds of granulation tissue progressing from fibrin exudates to loose collagen containing …

Organization, characterized by fibroblast proliferation, is a common and nearly universal
response to lung injury whether it is focal or diffuse. Despite the vast range of injurious …