Lung Atelectasis Promotes Immune and Barrier Dysfunction as Revealed by Transcriptome Sequencing in Female Sheep.
Zeng C, Motta-Ribeiro G, Hinoshita T, Lessa M, Winkler T, Grogg K, Kingston N, Hutchinson J, Sholl L, Fang X, Varelas X, Layne M, Baron R, Vidal Melo M. Lung Atelectasis Promotes Immune and Barrier Dysfunction as Revealed by Transcriptome Sequencing in Female Sheep. Anesthesiology 2020, 133: 1060-1076. PMID: 32796202, PMCID: PMC7572680, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlveolar-capillary barrier functionInterferon-stimulated genesImmune responseLung atelectasisAerated lungBarrier functionAerated lung regionsPulmonary transcriptomeSystemic lipopolysaccharideYes-associated protein signalingPulmonary atelectasisGene set enrichment analysisSystemic inflammationBronchial blockerLung injuryRight lungBarrier dysfunctionComputed tomographyLipopolysaccharide exposureAtelectasisLipopolysaccharide infusionAbsolute fold changeYes-associated proteinAtelectatic lungLung