Context: Labor is characterized by “decidual activation” with production of inflammatory
mediators. Recent data suggest that surfactant protein-A (SP-A) may be critical to the onset …

Initiation of a protective immune response to infection by the pathogenic fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans is mediated in part by host factors that promote interactions …

The inflammatory response following particle inhalation is described as a key event in the
development of lung diseases, eg, fibrosis and cancer. The essential role of alveolar …

Surfactant proteins (SP)-A and SP-D have been shown to affect the functions of a variety of
innate immune cells and to interact with various immune proteins such as complement and …

Проблема прогнозирования развития и исходов острого респираторного дистресс-
синдрома остается нерешенной. Цель исследования. Оценить информативность …

Background Pneumocystis spp. are opportunistic pathogens that cause pneumonia in
immunocompromised humans and animals. Pneumocystis colonization has also been …

Mucus, the continuously secreted viscoelastic gel coating the respiratory tract, poses a major
barrier to sustained and/or targeted drug delivery to the airways. Mucus is primarily …

Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) are soluble host defense pattern recognition
collectins that recognize carbohydrate arrays present on broad spectrum of microbes [1–3] …

Imunitní systém v plicích chrání plochu okolo 100 m2 a denně bývá v kontaktu s 10 000 litry
inhalovaného vzduchu, který obsahuje bezpočetné částice i infekční agens. V tomto ohledu …

Внебольничная пневмония (ВП) в составе инфекционных заболеваний нижних
дыхательных путей является четвёртой по значимости причиной смерти во всём мире …