Lung lipid metabolism participates both in infant and adult pulmonary disease. The lung is
composed by multiple cell types with specialized functions and coordinately acting to meet …

The main function of the lung is to support gas exchange, and defects in lung development
or diseases affecting the structure and function of the lung can have fatal consequences …

Lung emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common causes of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. Excess macrophage elastase MMP-12, which is …

Particulate matter (PM), which is the primary contributor to air pollution, has become a
pervasive global health threat. When PM enters into a respiratory tract, the first body tissues …

Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has already spread around the whole world and is currently, with
no vaccine available yet, unstoppable. As per today, COVID-19 affects more than 3,000,000 …

Cortisol obtained from hair samples represents a retrospective biomarker of chronic stress
experienced by the subject in previous months. Although hair cortisol levels have been used …

Lung alveolar type-II (AT-II) cells produce pulmonary surfactant (PS), consisting of proteins
and lipids. The lipids in PS are primarily responsible for reducing the air-fluid surface tension …

Pulmonary drug delivery has drawn great attention due to its targeted local lung action,
reduced side effects, and ease of administration. However, inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex of lipids and proteins assembled and secreted by the
alveolar epithelium into the thin layer of fluid coating the respiratory surface of lungs. There …

Implants are widely used in medical applications and yet macrophage-mediated foreign
body reactions caused by implants severely impact their therapeutic effects. Although the …