Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1060. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.066
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Original Articles: General Thoracic
Invited Commentary
James S. Allan, MD
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Blake 1570, Boston, MA 02114
(Email: jallan@partners.org).
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McCourtie and colleagues [1] have shown that alveolar macrophages and pulmonary artery endothelial cells produce mutually reinforcing proinflammatory cytokine responses to lung ischemia and reperfusion. These data expand our understanding of the mechanisms that determine the magnitude of the inflammatory response that occurs subsequent to lung . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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