… the alveolar epithelium, we tested the hypothesis that differences in claudin-4 levels are
associated with alveolar barrier function in human lungs rejected for transplantation. Lungs are …

… epithelium. On histological grounds, therefore, the presence of an alveolar epithelium in the
lung of … Criticism can, however, be levelled against this conclusion on the grounds of lung …

… of the type II alveolar epithelial cells [8-10], The type II alveolar epithelial cells are the site …
lung structure, it has become possible to more closely correlate lung structure with lung function…

… lung fluid balance was regulated across the distal airway and alveolar epithelial barriers of
the mature lung… on secretion and absorption of alveolar fluid in the fetal and newborn lung (5). …

… to better understand the effects of hypoxia on alveolar epithelia cell and lung function. … on
alveolar epithelial cell function. We will review alterations in alveolar epithelial cellular function …

… in lung function as well as visually apparent physical damage to the alveolar epithelium of
initially healthy mice. In particular, the epithelial injury was tightly associated with indicators of …

… in both alveolar epithelium and endothelium transformed our understanding of the structure,
function, … As there is a close relationship between mechanical forces and lung functions, it is …

… and critical functions of the alveolar epithelium that are essential for lung homeostasis. …
The mature alveolar epithelium consists of type I and type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECI and …

… , loss of epithelial characteristics and gain of mesenchymal properties. In the lung, AECs …
This review covers recent knowledge on the role of alveolar epithelium in the pathogenesis …

… the substrate on which this epithelium develops, where we find very few cell bodies indeed
on the large alveolar surface (Figure 2). In this section of two alveoli of a dog lung, we find a …