Early Immune Response to Acute Gastric Fluid Aspiration in a Rat Model of Lung Transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: The acute inflammatory response observed in the present study is consistent with changes found in chronic models of aspiration-associated injury and suggests a potentially important role for mast cells in the development of obliterative bronchiolitis.
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Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - April 26, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Chang JC, Finn SM, Davis RP, Sanders NL, Holzknecht ZE, Everett ML, Barbas AS, Parker W, Lin SS Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research