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Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Fig. 2 | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Fig. 2

From: Molecular mechanisms of postintensive care syndrome

Fig. 2

Mechanisms of chronic lung dysfunction after critical illness. Local inflammation, changes in cell populations and matrix remodeling promote a pro-fibrotic state that may cause long-term respiratory impairment. TRPV4 transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 4. BBB blood–brain barrier, DRD2 dopamine receptor type 2

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