Generation of anaphylatoxin C3a in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in trauma patients at risk for the adult respiratory distress syndrome - Concepedia

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Generation of anaphylatoxin C3a in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in trauma patients at risk for the adult respiratory distress syndrome

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1992

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G. Zilow, T Joka, U. Obertacke, U. Rother, Michael Kirschfink

Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

The C3a of epithelial lining fluid to plasma ratio was extremely high in patients developing ARDS, but even the non-ARDS group had a ratio greater than 1, indicating that a substantial local complement activation occurs in the lung.