Pulmonary surfactant is essential for life as it lines the alveoli to lower surface tension,
thereby preventing atelectasis during breathing. Surfactant is enriched with a relatively …

Paraquat dichloride (methyl viologen; PQ) is an effective and widely used herbicide that has
a proven safety record when appropriately applied to eliminate weeds. However, over the …

Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine has long been the definitive and
comprehensive pulmonary disease reference. Robert J. Mason, MD now presents the fifth …

Surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D, are collagen-containing C-type (calcium dependent)
lectins called collectins, which contribute significantly to surfactant homeostasis and …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) continues as a contributor to the morbidity
and mortality of patients in intensive care units throughout the world, imparting tremendous …

Conclusions The lung interfaces with the environment across a continuous and
heterogeneous epithelium. The proximal conducting airways are lined with a …

Interest in the pathogenetic mechanisms of acute lung injury has focusd in recent years on
the cellular and biochemical mediators of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

The goal of this study was to determine the changes that occur in surfactant-associated
proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) and serum of patients at risk for ARDS and …

Background: The role of the innate immune system in the pathogenesis of asthma is unclear.
Activation of innate immune receptors in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide, viral …

The possibility that the lipoprotein complex of lung surfactant functions in pulmonary host
defense as well as lowering surface tension at the air-liquid interface has been the subject of …