Aquaporins (AQPs) are emerging, in the last few decades, as critical proteins regulating
water fluid homeostasis in cells involved in inflammation. AQPs represent a family of …

The lung is the interface between air and blood where the exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide occurs. The surface liquid that is directly exposed to the gaseous compartment …

The mammalian immune system senses foreign antigens by mechanisms that involve the
interplay of various kinds of immune cells, culminating in inflammation resolution and tissue …

To address urgent need for strategies to limit mortality from coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), this review describes experimental, clinical and epidemiological evidence that …

The number of available donor organs limits lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy
for the increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease. A prevalent etiology of …

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a pathological change caused by repeated injuries and repair
dysfunction of the alveolar epithelium. Our previous study revealed that the residues Asn3 …

Aquaporin-1 (AQP1), a water channel, and the hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1A) are
implicated in acute lung injury responses, modulating among others pulmonary vascular …

Sepsis is an inflammatory disorder caused by the host's dysfunctional response to infection.
Septic patients present diverse clinical characteristics, and in the recent years, it has been …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening lung injury characterized by
an acute inflammatory response in the lung parenchyma. Hence, it is considered as the most …

Simple Summary Aquaporins are proteins able to regulate the transfer of water and other
small substances such as ions, glycerol, urea, and hydrogen peroxide across cellular …