Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), due to their potential for differentiation into alveolar
epithelial cells and their immunosuppressive characteristics, are considered a new …

Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving clinical treatment but it can induce or aggravate lung
injury. New therapeutic strategies, aimed at reducing the negative effects of mechanical …

Imaging the lung parenchyma with MRI is particularly difficult in small animals due to the
high respiratory and heart rates, and ultrashort T2* at high magnetic field strength caused by …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in chronic lung disease patients throughout the world. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have …

Objective Oxygen enhanced pulmonary MRI is a promising modality for functional lung
studies and has been applied to a wide range of pulmonary conditions. The purpose of this …

The cellular and molecular events underlying disease can be studied using mouse models;
however the relationship between the mechanistic details of diseases and the …

The direct visual assessment of the lung parenchyma and of lung ventilation using proton
MRI is considerably more difficult than MRI of most other organs due to the very low signal …

Résumé PROBLÉMATIQUE: Une exposition à la fumée de cigarette de tabac (FC), via un
stress oxydatif accru, affecte l'homéostasie lipidique pulmonaire, induisant une réponse …