COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING HUMAN YKL-40 TO TREAT ACUTE LUNG INJURY

摘要

Methods of treating oxidant-mediated acute lung injury in a subject by administration of a chitinase-like protein molecule, or an activator thereof are disclosed. The method includes assessing the level of a chitinase-like protein molecule in a subject as a marker of the prognosis of a subject suffering from acute lung injury.