Biological markers of acute lung injury: prognostic and pathogenetic significance

摘要

Interest in the pathogenetic mechanisms of acute lung injury has focusd in recent years on the cellular and biochemical mediators of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), resulting in an exponential increase in the number of published studies on humoral or cellular factors as potential biological markers of acute lung injury. There are three compelling reasons to search for sensitive and specific biological markers of ARDS.