Rationale: Histologic data from fatal cases suggest that extreme prematurity results in
persisting alveolar damage. However, there is new evidence that human alveolarization …

The immune mechanisms for neonatal susceptibility to respiratory pathogens are poorly
understood. Given that mucosal surfaces serve as a first line of host defense, we …

Aging is associated with morphometric changes in the lung that lead to decreased lung
function. The nonhuman primate lung has been shown to have similar architectural …

Premature birth means that instead of being fluid-filled and non-functional for many weeks,
the immature lungs are gasfilled and have to support respiration. Often they are exposed to …

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of early life episodic ozone and
particulate matter (PM) exposure on parameters of immunity that affect responses to …

Zusammenfassung Die Aufgabe der beiden Lungen besteht darin, den Gasaustausch des
Körpers zu sichern. Dazu wird eine sehr große innere Oberflche für den Gasaustausch zur …