Background Inflammation in the lung is the body's natural response to injury. It acts to
remove harmful stimuli such as pathogens, irritants, and damaged cells and initiate the …

α1-Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an underrecognized genetic condition that affects
approximately 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 5,000 individuals and predisposes to liver disease and early …

Changes in extracellular matrix (ECM) components in the lungs are associated with the
progression of respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

▪ Abstract The recent rapid increase in interest in tomographic imaging of small animals and
of human (and large animal) organ biopsies is driven largely by drug discovery, cancer …

The biomechanical properties of connective tissues play fundamental roles in how
mechanical interactions of the body with its environment produce physical forces at the …

Propolis is a complex natural product that possesses antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory,
immunomodulatory, antibacterial, and antiviral properties mainly attributed to the high …

The lung parenchyma comprises a large number of thin-walled alveoli, forming an
enormous surface area, which serves to maintain proper gas exchange. The alveoli are held …

In 1826, Laennec said of emphysema that “it consists simply in the dilatation of the air
cells”(1). Osler's 1892 Textbook of Medicine stated that hypertrophic emphysema, also …

The mechanical properties of lung tissue are important determinants of lung physiological
functions. The connective tissue is composed mainly of cells and extracellular matrix, where …

Lung densitometry assesses with computed tomography (CT) the X-ray attenuation of the
pulmonary tissue which reflects both the degree of inflation and the structural lung …