Antiadhesion therapy

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Analogues of the Sialyl Lewis Group and of the N-Acetylneuraminic Acid in the Antiadhesion Therapy... 

A large number of additional therapies have been or are under review. These therapies include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, proinflammatory agents (GM-CSF), antiadhesion molecules, gene therapy, antiendotoxin therapy, and antioxidants (e.g., superoxide dismutase)." Therapies will continue to focus on the early interventions to prevent the progressive downward spiral of lung injury, inflammation, and hypoxemia. 

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