Project description:Seawater drowning is a leading cause of accidental injury and death, and the resulting acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious clinical syndrome for which there are no effective treatments. This aim is to investigate the potential mechanism of seawater drowning-induced ALI.
Project description:We exposed N. vectensis to three forms of trauma (streptomycin, cytochalasin D, or calcium-free seawater) to determine differences in gene expression during recovery from the trauma. Gene expression was monitored during different time points of recovery for animals exposed to cytochalasin D or calcium-free seawater. Gene expression was monitored following designated times of exposure and after 1 hour of recovery for animals exposed to streptomycin.