Malnutrition is a risk factor for infection, compromising immune response. Glutamine (Gln) protects the lungs and distal organs in well-nourished septic and non-septic conditions; however, no study to date has analyzed the effects of glutamine in the presence of sepsis and malnutrition. In the present work, we tested the hypothesis that early...
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2014 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: December 5, 2022
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2014 (v1)Publication
Abstract INTRODUCTION: We investigated the effects of intravenous and intratracheal administration of salbutamol on lung morphology and function, expression of ion channels, aquaporin, and markers of inflammation, apoptosis, and alveolar epithelial/endothelial cell damage in experimental pulmonary (p) and extrapulmonary (exp) mild acute...
Uploaded on: December 2, 2022