Abstract
Intrauterine nourished and undernourished rats, at 8 and 12 weeks old, will receive intranasal instillation of LPS to induce acute lung injury. To characterize the acute lung injury induced by LPS, the inflammatory cell infiltrate present in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and in peribronchial regions, as well cytokines and lipid mediators production, in lung tissue, will be evaluated; t…