Research Article

Reevaluation of Lung Injury in TNF-Induced Shock: The Role of the Acid Sphingomyelinase

Figure 4

Microvascular permeability. (a) Intra-alveolar neutrophils were assessed by cytospin preparation of the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. (b) Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was injected into the tail vein after 105 min of ventilation. The ratio between BAL and plasma BSA levels is shown as an indicator for microvascular permeability. Data are shown as with in the group WT sham, in ASM-/- sham, and in the other groups. , .
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