Protective effect of rhubarb on endotoxin-induced acute lung injury

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 54-58

  Li, Chunsheng ^a   Zhou, Jing ^a   Gui, Peichun ^a   He, Xinhua ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LUNG; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; RHUBARB; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUNG; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RHEUM;

EID: 0035288392     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Luce JM. Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Med, 1998; 26 (2): 369-376.
2. Pittet JF, Mackersic RC, Martin TR, et al. Biological marker of acute lung injury: prognostic and pathogenetic significance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997; 155 (4): 1187-1205.
3. Uchiba M, Okajima K, Murakamik, et al. Endotoxin-induced pulmonary vascular injury is mainly mediated by activated neutrophils in rats. Thromb Res. 1995; 78 (2): 117-125.
4. Louise CB, Tran MC, Obrig TC. Sensitization of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to Shiga toxin: involvement of protein kinase C and NF-kappaB. Infect Immun, 1997; 65: 3337-3344.
5. Brigham KL, Meyrick KB. Endotoxin and lung injury. Am Rev Respir Dis, 1986; 133 (5): 913-927.
6. Xing Z, Kirpalani H, Torry D, et al. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes as a significant source of tumor necrosis factor-α in endotoxin challenged lung tissue. Am J Pathol 1993; 143 (4): 1009-1015.
7. Meduri GU. The role of the host defence response in the progression and outcome of ARDS: pathophysiological correlations and response to glucocorticoid treatment. Eur Respir J. 1996; 9 (12): 2650-2670.