THE CHANGES IN CHEMILUMINESCENCE IN PLASMA AND LUNG LYMPH IN ENDOTOXIN-INDUCED LUNG INJURY / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of lipid peroxidation by measuring the induced-chemiluminescence (ICL) of plasma and lung lymph in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in awake sheep. The ICL of aortic plasma and lung lymph were significantly increased, but the ICL of venous plasma was not significantly increased after endotoxin infusion. The peak level of ICL was increased and its time was delayed after endotoxin. We conclude that lipid peroxidation plays an important role in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury, and ICL of arterial plasma is a sensitive marker in reflecting oxidant damage in lung.