Exploring animal models that resemble idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

J Tashiro, GA Rubio, AH Limper, K Williams… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Large multicenter clinical trials have led to two recently approved drugs for patients with
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); yet, both of these therapies only slow disease …

Transthyretin and BRICHOS: the paradox of amyloidogenic proteins with anti-amyloidogenic activity for Aβ in the central nervous system

JN Buxbaum, J Johansson - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Amyloid fibrils are physiologically insoluble biophysically specific β-sheet rich structures
formed by the aggregation of misfolded proteins. In vivo tissue amyloid formation is …

Gene editing and genetic lung disease. Basic research meets therapeutic application

D Alapati, EE Morrisey - American journal of respiratory cell and …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Although our understanding of the genetics and pathology of congenital lung diseases such
as surfactant protein deficiency, cystic fibrosis, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is …

A novel surfactant protein C gene mutation associated with progressive respiratory failure in infancy

MKS Litao, D Hayes Jr, S Chiwane… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Mutations of the Surfactant Protein C (SPC) gene (SFTPC) have been associated
with childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) with variable age of onset, severity of lung …

Protein folding and the challenges of maintaining endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

F Romero, R Summer - Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Alveolar epithelial type II (AEII) cells are “professional” secretory cells that synthesize and
secrete massive quantities of proteins to produce pulmonary surfactant and maintain airway …

Human amniotic membrane as newly identified source of amniotic fluid pulmonary surfactant

A Lemke, JC Castillo-Sánchez, F Prodinger… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Pulmonary surfactant (PS) reduces surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveolar
epithelium of the lung, which is required for breathing and for the pulmonary maturity of the …

Генетическая детерминация формирования бронхолегочной дисплазии: за и против

ВК Пожарищенская, ИВ Давыдова… - Педиатрическая …, 2017 - cyberleninka.ru
В настоящее время активно ведутся научно-исследовательские работы по выявлению
генетических факторов риска развития бронхолегочной дисплазии (БЛД) у …

The role of epithelial cell quality control in health and disease of the distal lung

MF Beers, SI Nureki, S Mulugeta - … epithelial biology in the pathogenesis of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Epithelial cell dysfunction and abnormal wound healing have reemerged as central
concepts in the pathophysiology of a variety of parenchymal diseases of the distal adult lung …

[PDF][PDF] Whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: still the most up-to-date treatment

T Laçin, B Yıldızeli, E Eryüksel, B Ceyhan… - Türk Göğüs Kalp …, 2017 - tgkdc.dergisi.org
Background: This study aims to evaluate the significance of whole lung lavage on prelavage
and postlavage blood gas analysis values of patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis …

[PDF][PDF] PROGRAMA DE APRIMORAMENTO PROFISSIONAL

JG CARRARO - ses.sp.bvs.br
PULMONAR PEDIÁTRICO: revisão de literatura. 2017. 43 f. Monografia (Aprimoramento)–
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São …