Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a multimeric collectin that is involved in innate immune
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …

Nowadays, nanodrugs become a hotspot in the high-end medical field. They have the ability
to deliver drugs to reach their destination more effectively due to their unique properties and …

Collectins and ficolins, present in plasma and on mucosal surfaces, are humoral molecules
of the innate immune systems, which recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns …

Surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D, are collagen-containing C-type (calcium dependent)
lectins called collectins, which contribute significantly to surfactant homeostasis and …

▪ Abstract The lung collectins, SP-A and SP-D, are important components of the innate
immune response to microbial challenge and participate in other aspects of immune and …

The possibility that the lipoprotein complex of lung surfactant functions in pulmonary host
defense as well as lowering surface tension at the air-liquid interface has been the subject of …

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 …

This article starts with a brief account of the history of research on pulmonary surfactant. We
will then discuss the morphological aspects and composition of the pulmonary surfactant …

Surfactant proteins SP-A and SP-D are hydrophilic, collagen-containing calcium-dependent
lectins, which appear to have a range of innate immune functions at pulmonary as well as …

Pulmonary surfactant has two crucial roles in respiratory function; first, as a biophysical entity
it reduces surface tension at the air water interface, facilitating gas exchange and alveolar …