Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

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 …

BACKGROUND The use of antenatal steroid therapy is common in pregnancy. In early
pregnancy, steroids may be used in women for the treatment of recurrent miscarriage or fetal …

Pulmonary surfactant is an essential lipid–protein complex to maintain an operative
respiratory surface at the mammalian lungs. It reduces surface tension at the alveolar air …

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complicated mixture of approximately 90% lipids and 10%
proteins. It plays an important role in maintaining normal respiratory mechanics by reducing …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive disorder of unknown origin and
the most common interstitial lung disease. It progresses with the recruitment of fibroblasts …

Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid/protein complex synthesized by the alveolar epithelium and
secreted into the airspaces, where it coats and protects the large respiratory air–liquid …

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 …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by
dementia and memory loss for which no cure or effective prevention is currently available …

The hydrophobic proteins SP-B and SP-C are essential for pulmonary surfactant function,
even though they are a relatively minor component (< 2% of surfactant dry mass). Despite …