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This most likely reflects the sustained role of prostaglandins during the inflammatory process [ 35 36 ] .
These mediators, particularly tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1, platelet activating factor, and prostaglandins, are thought to mediate the reduced peripheral vascular resistance seen in septic shock [ 4, 5, 6].
It is well known that acute lung infection and septic shock may impair hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction through the massive release from activated endothelium of vasodilating mediators such as prostaglandins and endogenous NO, and hence result in disproportionately high shunting and hypoxemia [ 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32].
NSAIDs work, at least in part, by inhibiting cyclo-oxygenase, the enzyme that converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandins.
Certain prostaglandins are required for female reproduction and kidney function [ 3 4 5 ] . Because of its important role in controlling levels of arachidonic acid (AA), much attention has been focused on the regulation of cPLA 2 activation, with particular emphasis on the role of its phosphorylation and Ca 2+-mediated translocation [ 6 7 8 ] .