TY - JOUR T1 - The pulmonary physician in critical care • 6: The pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 540 LP - 546 DO - 10.1136/thorax.57.6.540 VL - 57 IS - 6 AU - G J Bellingan Y1 - 2002/06/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/57/6/540.abstract N2 - An understanding of the pathogenesis of ARDS is essential for choosing management strategies and developing new treatments. The key mediators involved in the inflammatory and fibroproliferative responses are reviewed and the mechanisms which regulate these responses are highlighted. ER -