Abstract Background Surfactant protein D (SP-D), an innate immune molecule, plays an
important protective role during airway inflammation. Deficiency of this molecule induces …

Surfactant protein (SP)-D is a lung-derived protein that has been proposed as a biomarker
for inflammatory lung disease. Serum SP-D was evaluated as a biomarker for components of …

Abstract Background Pulmonary surfactant D (SP-D) has important regulatory functions for
innate immunity and has been implicated as a biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary …

The lung is continuously exposed to inhaled pollutants, microbes and allergens. Therefore,
the pulmonary immune system has to defend against harmful pathogens, while an …

Background Pulmonary surfactant protein D (SP-D) is considered as a candidate biomarker
for the functional integrity of the lung and for disease progression, which can be detected in …

Background: There is a paucity of lung specific biomarkers to diagnose exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to track their progression. Surfactant …

Background Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is an essential component of the innate immune
defense against pathogens within the airways. SP-D also regulates allergic inflammation …

Background There is evidence that surfactant protein (SP)‐D is important in the innate, as
well as in the adaptive pulmonary immune response. Serum concentrations of SP‐D have …

Abstract Background Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) is an important marker in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Serum SP-D levels increase while lung production …

Abstract Background Surfactant protein D (SP-D), a pattern recognition molecule, has been
shown to play roles in host defense such as opsonisation, aggregation of pathogens, and …