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(a) The normal alveolus (left) and the injured alveolus (right) in the acute phase of acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); (b) mechanisms important in the resolution of ALI and ARDS. ATPase = adenosine triphosphatase; ENaC = epithelial sodium channel; IL = interleukin; MIF = macrophage inhibitory factor; PAF = platelet activating factor; TNF = tumour necrosis factor. Reproduced with permission from the New England Journal of Medicine.9
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