Endogenous Adenosine and Secondary Injury after Chest Trauma
Davis K, Fabian T, Ragsdale D, Trenthem L, Proctor A. Endogenous Adenosine and Secondary Injury after Chest Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2000, 49: 892-898. PMID: 11086782, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200011000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt chest traumaBlunt chest injuryChest traumaAdenosine-regulating agentSecondary injuryBAL proteinChest injuriesEndogenous adenosineLung myeloperoxidase levelsTime of resuscitationAnti-inflammatory actionProgressive inflammatory responseAction of adenosineAlveolar-capillary membraneWet-dry ratioBAL WBCPulmonary contusionContralateral lungMyeloperoxidase levelsSystemic hemodynamicsUninjured lungsLung edemaRight chestMongrel pigsPathophysiologic changes