… A (SP-A) acts on amniotic-fluid macrophages to induce their migration to the pregnant
uterus and the secretion of inflammatory mediators 108 . This results in activation of uterine …

… We investigated the effects of Survanta and surfactant-like liposomes in the presence and
absence of surfactant protein A (SP-A) on host defense functions of rat alveolar macrophages (…

… lavage fluid (BALF) after administration of different doses of rat surfactant protein D (rSP-D).
Airway … Lectin-mediated interactions of surfactant protein D with alveolar macrophages. Am J …

… modulates several functions of alveolar macrophages including phagocytosis, killing, and …
effect of surfactant on macrophage migration was mediated by one of the surfactant proteins, …

… Immunoregulatory proteins have been identified in the lungs. Among these proteins are
surfactant proteins A and D (SP-A and SP-D), which are in the collectin protein family of innate …

… proteins and phospholipids (see Ref. 12 for review). While the most well-characterized function
of surfactant … points to a role for surfactant proteins, most notably surfactant protein A (SP-…

… Which surfactant or surfactant protein preparation is most … of surfactant proteins (SPs) on
alveolar macrophage function. … -A and SP-D on macrophage function as well as some proposed …

… macrophage function, we sought to determine the dominant effect by adding collectins to
either J774 macrophages … As with our previous experiments, pretreating macrophages with SP-…

… However, the effect of isolated SP-A on production of oxygen radicals by alveolar macrophages
was nearly completely inhibited by surfactant phospholipids (97). McIntosh et al. (61) …

… protein component of surfactant, SP-A. To more fully appreciate the role of SP-A in surfactant
function, … Vesicles of surfactant proteins and lipids in the subphase are internalized into type …