title: Authors' response.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kushimoto
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamanouchi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000502:physiology*; D015633:Extravascular Lung Water / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*