Altered Profile of Circulating Endothelial-Derived Microparticles in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury*

Abstract

There is an endothelial-derived microparticle profile associated with disease-specific features of ventilator-induced lung injury. This profile could serve both as a biomarker of acute lung injury and, potentially, as a mediator of systemic propagation of pulmonary inflammatory response.