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Juan Shi1, Menglu Qiu1, Siqi Han1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, People's Republic of China.

Journal of Inflammation Research
|May 18, 2026
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Summary

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) damages the alveolar-capillary barrier (ACB), impairing gas exchange. This review details ARDS damage mechanisms to guide therapy and prognosis.

Keywords:
acute respiratory distress syndromealveolar epithelial cellsalveolar-capillary barrierdysfunctionmechanismpulmonary vascular endothelial cells

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