Acute Lung Injury and Repair

Lynn M. Schnapp, MDPulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep MedicineMedical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC, USA Carol Feghali-Bostwick, PhDRheumatology and ImmunologyMedical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC, USA

• Methods to Study Lung Injury and Repair.- Mouse Models of Acute Lung Injury.- Transgenic Animal Models in Lung Research.-  Fundamental Methods for Analysis of Acute Lung Injury in Mice.- Invasive Measurement of Pulmonary Function in Mice.- Analysis of Epithelial Injury and Repair.- Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Acute Lung Injury and Repair.- Lung Imaging in Animal Models.- Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Acute Lung Injury.- MicroRNA Analysis in Acute Lung Injury.

"Basic scientists and clinician investigators with an interest in ARDS are an appropriate audience for this work, which features contributions from clinicians and basic scientists in pulmonary and critical care from academic institutions ... . This is an excellent introduction to work in an area of great interest to intensivists. Investigators needing to understand approaches to an important clinical problem and clinicians needing a better understanding of relevant experimental methods will enjoy and benefit from this book." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2017)