Sepsis is one of the most common pathogenetic causes of acute lung injury (ALI),and at present there is still a lack of effective targeted techniques and methods for its prevention and treatment.Autophagy is a homeostatic mechanism common to all eukaryotic cells,including adaption to environment,defense against invasion of pathogens,and maintenance of cellular homeostasis.Autophagy is also involved in a variety of lung-related diseases.In septic lung injury,autophagy not only serves to dissipate dysfunctional organelles,but also inhibits the release of inflammatory cytokines.This review aims at eliciting the role of autophagy in sepsis-induced ALI and further exploring the potential targets of autophagy in inhibiting inflammation,in an effort to provide a new perspective for clinical treatment of sepsis-induced ALI.
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