Recent progress and challenges in drug development against COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-an update on the status
TM Abd El-Aziz, JD Stockand - Infection, Genetics and evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses known to cause illnesses that vary between the
common cold and more severe diseases to include severe acute respiratory syndrome …
common cold and more severe diseases to include severe acute respiratory syndrome …
Surfactant protein D in respiratory and non-respiratory diseases
GL Sorensen - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a multimeric collectin that is involved in innate immune
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …
Golden Syrian hamster as a model to study cardiovascular complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the Golden
Syrian hamster causes lung pathology that resembles human coronavirus disease (COVID …
Syrian hamster causes lung pathology that resembles human coronavirus disease (COVID …
Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited
H Fehrenbach - Respiratory research, 2001 - Springer
Abstract In 1977, Mason and Williams developed the concept of the alveolar epithelial type II
(AE2) cell as a defender of the alveolus. It is well known that AE2 cells synthesise, secrete …
(AE2) cell as a defender of the alveolus. It is well known that AE2 cells synthesise, secrete …
Fungal spores: a critical review of the toxicological and epidemiological evidence as a basis for occupational exposure limit setting
W Eduard - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Fungal spores are ubiquitous in the environment. However, exposure levels in workplaces
where mouldy materials are handled are much higher than in common indoor and outdoor …
where mouldy materials are handled are much higher than in common indoor and outdoor …
An insight into the diverse roles of surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D in innate and adaptive immunity
A Nayak, E Dodagatta-Marri, AG Tsolaki… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Surfactant proteins SP-A and SP-D are hydrophilic, collagen-containing calcium-dependent
lectins, which appear to have a range of innate immune functions at pulmonary as well as …
lectins, which appear to have a range of innate immune functions at pulmonary as well as …
A machine-generated view of the role of blood glucose levels in the severity of COVID-19
E Logette, C Lorin, C Favreau, E Oshurko… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 started spreading toward the end of 2019 causing COVID-19, a disease that
reached pandemic proportions among the human population within months. The reasons for …
reached pandemic proportions among the human population within months. The reasons for …
Lung environment determines unique phenotype of alveolar macrophages
AM Guth, WJ Janssen, CM Bosio… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Alveolar macrophages (AM) are the most abundant antigen-presenting cells in the lungs,
and they play a critical role in regulating pulmonary immune responses to inhaled …
and they play a critical role in regulating pulmonary immune responses to inhaled …
The innate immune response to Aspergillus fumigatus at the alveolar surface
A Margalit, K Kavanagh - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is an ubiquitous, saprophytic mould that forms and releases airborne
conidia which are inhaled by humans on a daily basis. When the immune system is …
conidia which are inhaled by humans on a daily basis. When the immune system is …
Viral replication and innate host responses in primary human alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages infected with influenza H5N1 and H1N1 viruses
Highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 virus continues to pose a threat to public health. Although
the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of the H5N1 virus have not been fully defined …
the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of the H5N1 virus have not been fully defined …