Local complement activation is associated with primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation.
Kulkarni HS, Ramphal K, Ma L, Brown M, Oyster M, Speckhart KN, Takahashi T, Byers DE, Porteous MK, Kalman L, Hachem RR, Rushefski M, McPhatter J, Cano M, Kreisel D, Scavuzzo M, Mittler B, Cantu E 3rd, Pilely K, Garred P, Christie JD, Atkinson JP, Gelman AE, Diamond JM.
Kulkarni HS, et al.
JCI Insight. 2020 Sep 3;5(17):e138358. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.138358.
JCI Insight. 2020.
PMID: 32750037
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BACKGROUNDThe complement system plays a key role in host defense but is activated by ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a form of acute lung injury occurring predominantly due to IRI, which worsens survi …
BACKGROUNDThe complement system plays a key role in host defense but is activated by ischemia/reperfusion injury …