Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Role of Oleic Acid-Triggered Lung Injury and Inflammation

Table 2

Functions of the main lung cell types affected in ARDS-lung injury.

Cell type	Functions
Alveolar type I cell	Majority of the alveolar surface coverage, alveolar-capillary barrier formation, alveolar fluid clearance, and gas exchange
Alveolar type II cell	Surfactant secretion, epithelial cell regeneration after injuries, alveolar-capillary barrier formation, alveolar fluid clearance, gas exchange, and inflammatory mediators formation
Endothelial cell	Alveolar-capillary barrier formation, gas exchange, and inflammatory mediators production
Alveolar macrophages	Danger-associated molecular patterns recognition, immune response triggering, and chemotactic and inflammatory mediators secretion