Research Article

Overexpression of MALAT1 Relates to Lung Injury through Sponging miR-425 and Promoting Cell Apoptosis during ARDS

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of ARDS patient population.

PhenotypenAgeMale/femalePathogenic factorsSerum IL-1β (pg/ml)Lung Ly6G + neutrophil (%)PaO2/FiO2 (mm Hg)

Healthy controls3645.320/18NA11.1 ± 6.14.1 ± 0.9427.8 ± 49.6
ARDS3646.722/14Primary pneumonia50.6 ± 21.911.1 ± 2.496.6 ± 42.8
2242.316/6Trauma43.6 ± 17.613.5 ± 2.8150.2 ± 67.6
744.24/3Blood transfusion42.5 ± 19.89.1 ± 4.7195.9 ± 99.1

ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; PaO2: partial pressure of arterial oxygen; FiO2: percentage of inspired oxygen; NA: not applicable. Values represent mean ± SD.