Involvement of metal particles on acute lung injury

• Published in: Biomedical Research on Trace Elements Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 11 - 17
• Main Author: Tanaka, Ken-ichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Osaka Japan Society for Biomedical Research on Trace Elements 22.05.2017; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: acute respiratory failure; Animals; ARDS; Asthma; Carnosine; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Diseases; Embolism; Etiology; Failure; Fibrosis; Injuries; Injury prevention; Lipopolysaccharides; Lung diseases; metal particle; Metal particles; Mortality; Nickel; Obstructive lung disease; Particulate matter; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory therapy; Titanium; Zinc

The diseases that cause acute respiratory failure are acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute pulmonary embolism, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and asthma attacks. Especially, ARDS is a major cause of acute respi...