Alveolar surfactant homeostasis and the pathogenesis of pulmonary disease

JA Whitsett, SE Wert, TE Weaver - Annual review of medicine, 2010 - annualreviews.org
The alveolar region of the lung creates an extensive epithelial surface that mediates the
transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide required for respiration after birth. Maintenance of …

Genetic basis of children's interstitial lung disease

LM Nogee - Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Specific genetic causes for children's interstitial lung disease (chILD) have been identified
within the past decade. These include deletions of or mutations in genes encoding proteins …

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: an overview for internists and hospital physicians

M Das, GA Salzman - Hospital Practice, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare diffuse lung disease characterized by
abnormal accumulation of surfactant-associated phospholipoproteinaceous material in the …

Surfactant deficiency disorders: SP-B and ABCA3

LM Nogee - Molecular Basis of Pulmonary Disease: Insights from …, 2010 - Springer
Single gene disorders disrupting surfactant metabolism and resulting in acute and chronic
lung disease have been identified in recent years. This review focuses on lung disease …

Eine Punktmutation in der 5'-flankierenden Region reduziert die Transkription des Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) Gens in H441-Zellen

P Meyn - 2010 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) ist ein in Typ-II-Zellen der Lunge gebildetes 8 kDa schweres
Protein, das für die Funktion des Surfactants und damit für die Lungenfunktion äußerst …

Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

BC Trapnell, K Nakata, Y Inoue - … of Pulmonary Disease: Insights from Rare …, 2010 - Springer
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare syndrome characterized by accumulation of
surfactant lipids and proteins in pulmonary alveoli that can result in progressive impairment …

[引用][C] Endogenous and exogenous pulmonary surfactants: biochemical mechanisms of alveolar actions

LM Moreira, JP Lyon, FV Santos, R Albertini, F Aimbire - J Med Medic Sc, 2010