Intratracheal IL-6 Protects against Lung Inflammation in Direct, but Not Indirect, Causes of Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Rhea Bhargava; William Janssen; Christopher Altmann; Ana Andrés-Hernando; Kayo Okamura; R. William Vandivier; Nilesh Ahuja; Sarah Faubel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061405

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Intratracheal IL-6 Protects against Lung Inflammation in Direct, but Not Indirect, Causes of Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Rhea Bhargava,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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William Janssen,

Affiliation Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Christopher Altmann,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Ana Andrés-Hernando,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Kayo Okamura,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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R. William Vandivier,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Nilesh Ahuja,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Sarah Faubel

* E-mail: Sarah.Faubel@ucdenver.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Medicine Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Intratracheal IL-6 Protects against Lung Inflammation in Direct, but Not Indirect, Causes of Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Rhea Bhargava,
William Janssen,
Christopher Altmann,
Ana Andrés-Hernando,
Kayo Okamura,
R. William Vandivier,
Nilesh Ahuja,
Sarah Faubel

Published: May 8, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061405

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