Liver-Dependent Lung Remodeling during Systemic Inflammation Shapes Responses to Secondary Infection

Systemic duress, such as that elicited by sepsis, burns, or trauma, predisposes patients to secondary pneumonia, demanding better understanding of host pathways influencing this deleterious connection. These pre-existing circumstances are capable of triggering the hepatic acute-phase response (APR),...

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