… -cell functions. In this article, I review the structure and functions of the surfactant proteins
SP-… It is not known whether the functions of the surfactant proteins secreted by airway cells are …

… The acute inflammatory airway response is characterized by a time-dependent … airway
changes. These molecules, also known as the hydrophilic surfactant proteins (surfactant protein […

… SP-B is the only surfactant-associated protein absolutely required for postnatal lung function
and survival. Complete deficiency of SP-B in mice and humans results in lethal, neonatal …

… those aspects of airway mechanics that are closely related to the function of pulmonary
surfactant. … Surfactant proteins are also synthesized, albeit to a lesser extent, in Clara cells of the …

… surfactant functions regarding the airway compartment and highlights the impact of various
surfactant … local differences in the airways with regard to surfactant protein expression do not …

… cells, Clara cells synthesize surfactant proteins A, B, … airway surfactant comprehensively
in terms of PL classes, PC molecular species, surfactant proteins, and surface-tension function. …

… The surfactant phospholipids maintain the patency of the conducting airways, but this function
is inhibited by plasma proteins entering an inflamed airway. The physical behavior of the …

… surfactant lipids and all four surfactant proteins, SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D [1, 2], and the
airway Clara cell which also synthesizes surfactant proteins… in surfactant protein levels during …

… function of the conducting airway form of SP-A protein have been performed to date. We
hypothesize that this novel SP-A protein functions … mechanisms in the airways. There is no gene …

… airway secretions contain many of the same lipid species found in alveolar surfactant, the
surfactant proteins … , suggesting that a unique protein (or group of proteins) is probably involved …