Infection in some susceptible individuals causes life-threatening acute lung injury (ALI/ARDS) and/or death. Human surfactant protein A (SP-A) is a C-type lectin expressed in the lung and other ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

combining mouse model research with analysis of human lung tissue from end-stage IPF patients.

Smoking damages the airways, air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, and cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures that prevent dirt and mucus from entering your lungs. Withdrawal from tobacco products ...

The study represents a collaborative effort between the Child Health Institute of New Jersey and the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science, combining mouse model research with ...

This important study describes a first-in-human trial of autologous p63+ stem cells in patients ... alveolar epithelium architectures are persistently lost and lung gas transfer function would decline ...

Dynamical Systems Group, School of Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA Author for correspondence: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mailstop 321 ...

Figure 1 The schematic diagram of mtDNA-releasing and sensing pathways mediating injury in lung tissue. In cell injury or infection conditions, abnormal mtDNA can be released from mitochondria into ...