Fig. 1From: Autotaxin levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid are associated with inflammatory and fibrotic biomarkers and the clinical outcome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndromeComparison of ATX levels, serum IL-8, and BALF MMP-7 in survivors and non-survivors of ARDS. Serum ATX was significantly higher in non-survivors than in survivors (A). There was no significant difference in the BALF ATX level according to survival status in patients with ARDS (B). Serum MMP-7 (C) and BALF IL-8 (D) levels were significantly higher in non-survivors than in survivors. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ATX, autotaxin; BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; IL-8, interleukin-8; MMP-7, matrix metalloproteinase-7Back to article page