Good and bad lipids in the lung.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nm1010-1078 and PMC identifier 4001928.
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Abstract
Bacterial pneumonia can be a life-threatening disease that causes lung injury. A new study shows that accumulation of a phospholipid in the lung fluid in mice and humans worsens gas exchange during the microbial infection (pages 1120–1127). Clearance of this lipid may improve lung function during infection.
Medical subject headings
- Adenosine Triphosphatases
- Cardiolipins
- Lung Injury
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
- Pulmonary Surfactants