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The role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in ventilator-induced lung injury

Michiel Vaneker*, Leo MA Heunks, Johannes G van der Hoeven and Gert J Scheffer

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Department of Anesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Critical Care 2008, 12:431 doi:10.1186/cc7030

Published: 22 October 2008

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With interest we have read the paper by Kim and colleagues reporting the role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) in healthy mice [1].