NIH R01 · 2024
Proteolysis in the Pathogenesis of ARDS
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the severest form of acute lung injury (ALI), and is characterized by injury to the alveolar-capillary unit and compromised alveolar epithelial integrity, leading to high permeability pulmonary edema and neutrophilic alveolar inflammation. Failure to repair the damaged alveolar membrane leads to significant mortality. Studies from several laboratories, including our own, have found that induction of ALI in animal models is associated with increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), a protease that has been shown to directly target cell-cell junctions and to degrade basement membranes, although it was…
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