Journal of Transplantation / 2013 / Article / Fig 2 / Review Article
Inflammatory Signalling Associated with Brain Dead Organ Donation: From Brain Injury to Brain Stem Death and Posttransplant Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury Figure 2 Interaction of homeostatic mechanisms after BD. ALI: acute lung injury, AM: alveolar macrophage, ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome, CaO2 : arterial oxygen content, BBB: blood brain barrier, BS: brain stem, CHO: carbohydrate, CNS: central nervous system, CO: cardiac output, DO2 : oxygen delivery, NPO: neurogenic pulmonary oedema, PNS: parasympathetic nervous system, PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance, ROS: reactive oxygen species, VC: vasoconstriction.