LPS induces pulmonary intravascular macr
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Zheng-Tang Chen; Sheng-Liang Li; En-Qi Cai; Wei-Ling Wu; Jing-Sheng Jin; Bo Zhu
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Pulmonary intravascular macrophages (PIMs) are often responsible for the clearance of blood‐borne pathogens, including endotoxin, lipopolysaccharide of Gram‐negative bacteria. It is well accepted that PIMs play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of endotoxin‐induced acute lung injury. H