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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Role of CD40 ligand in transfusion-related acute lung injury
Authors:
PR Tuinman, M Gerards, G Jongsma, L Boon, AP Vlaar, NP Juffermans
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an important problem in the critically ill. CD40L has been implicated as a cofactor or even the cause of TRALI [
1]. (1) We hypothesized that blocking of the CD40-CD40L interaction protects against lung injury in a murine model of TRALI. (2) Furthermore, we hypothesized that plasma sCD40 levels are elevated in TRALI patients compared with controls. …