Compromised lung function is a feature of both infection driven and non-infective
pathologies. Viral infections—including the current pandemic strain SARS-CoV-2—that …

Chronic respiratory diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The only option at end-stage disease is lung transplantation, but there are not enough donor …

The distal lung provides an intricate structure for gas exchange in mammalian lungs.
Efficient gas exchange depends on the functional integrity of lung alveoli. The cells in the …

Conocer la estructura del sistema respiratorio es fundamental para comprender cómo
realiza sus funciones, desde la principal, el intercambio gaseoso, hasta otras funciones no …

Introduction As pulmonary dysfunctions are prospective factors for developing cancer, efforts
are needed to solve the limitations regarding applications in lung cancer. Fractional order …

Hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming (MSR) is one of the solutions of mobile
hydrogen source for fuel cell. In this paper, a three-dimensional numerical model of a micro …

Chronic exposure to particulate matter< 2.5 µ (PM2. 5) has been linked to cardiopulmonary
disease. Tissue-resident (TR) alveolar macrophages (A Φ) are long-lived, self-renew and …

Background Eucalyptol is a monoterpenoid oil present in many plants, principally the
Eucalyptus species, and has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidative …

COPD is a heterogeneous disease with multiple clinical phenotypes. COPD endotypes can
be determined by different expressions of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), which, in …

Within the pulmonary acini ventilation and blood perfusion are brought together on a huge
surface area separated by a very thin blood-gas barrier of tissue components to allow …