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Exaggerated acute lung injury and impaired antibacterial defenses during Staphylococcus aureus infection in rats with the metabolic syndrome

Hellman, Judith;
Maze, Mervyn;
Feng, X;
Koch, LG;
Britton, SL

UC San Francisco Previously Published Works (2015)

© 2015 Feng et al.Rats with Metabolic Syndrome (MetaS) have a dysregulated immune response to the aseptic trauma of surgery. We hypothesized that rats with MetaS would have dysregulated inflammation, increased lung injury, and less effective antibacterial