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SMS2 is required for the maintenance of plasma membrane microdomain fluidity and receptor-mediated responses to inflammation in macrophages. However, the exact mechanism of SMS2 activation in endothelial barrier disruption and lung injury is not fully understood. To define the role of SMS activation in lung injury, we hypothesized that the inhibition of SM synthesis may provide protection against acute lung injury (ALI) by preserving endothelial barrier function. Using SMS2-silencing RNA (siRNA) treatment in human pulmonary endothelial cells (HPAECs) and tricyclodecan-9-yl-xanthogenate (D609), a competitive inhibitor of SMS, and phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C in a murine model of bacterial LPS injury, we studied the role of sphingomyelin synthesis in ALI. 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