Abstract Surfactant protein D (SP-D) plays important roles in the host defense against
infectious microorganisms and in regulating the innate immune response to a variety of …

The collectin surfactant protein-D (SP-D) plays a significant role in innate immunity.
Epidemiological studies described associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms …

Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) have been implicated in pulmonary innate
immunity. The proteins are host defense lectins, belonging to the collectin family which also …

Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a multimeric collectin that is involved in innate immune
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …

Pulmonary surfactant consists of a complex mixture of phospholipids and several proteins
essential to normal respiratory function. Two of the surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D …

Research over the last decade on the surfactant proteins SP‐A and SP‐D suggests roles
beyond surfactant lipid homeostasis, involving their participation in innate immune defence …

Surfactant, a lipoprotein complex, was originally described for its essential role in reducing
surface tension at the air–liquid interface of the lung; however, it is now recognized as being …

Summary Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) are lung surfactant-associated
hydrophilic proteins that have been implicated in surfactant homeostasis and pulmonary …

Abstract Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) participates in the innate response to inhaled
microorganisms and organic antigens, and contributes to immune and inflammatory …

BACKGROUND: Surfactant protein (SP) D has been proposed to be protective in allergic
airway responses. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the effect of SP-D deficiency on …