Reducing acute respiratory distress syndrome occurrence using mechanical ventilation

Figure 4 Bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue analysis. A: Epithelial Cadherin in Lung tissue showing APRV had significantly greater E-Cadherin abundance in lung tissue than LTV (^aP < 0.05); B: Surfactant protein A in BALF showing APRV had significantly higher SP-A abundance in BALF than LTV (^aP < 0.05); C: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in BALF showing APRV had significantly lower IL-6 in BALF than LTV (^aP < 0.05)[33]. APRV: Airway pressure release ventilation; BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (with permission)[33].