Pulmonary surfactant: a mighty thin film

F Possmayer, YY Zuo, RAW Veldhuizen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

The role of surfactant in lung disease and host defense against pulmonary infections

SH Han, RK Mallampalli - Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary surfactant is essential for life as it lines the alveoli to lower surface tension,
thereby preventing atelectasis during breathing. Surfactant is enriched with a relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular signature of subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer by large-scale transcriptional profiling: identification of key modules and genes by weighted …

M Niemira, F Collin, A Szalkowska, A Bielska… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies
consisting essentially of adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) …

Composition, structure and mechanical properties define performance of pulmonary surfactant membranes and films

E Parra, J Pérez-Gil - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2015 - Elsevier
The respiratory surface in the mammalian lung is stabilized by pulmonary surfactant, a
membrane-based system composed of multiple lipids and specific proteins, the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-function relationships in pulmonary surfactant membranes: from biophysics to therapy

E Lopez-Rodriguez, J Pérez-Gil - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Understanding the principle biophysics concepts of pulmonary surfactant in health and disease

C Autilio, J Pérez-Gil - Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and …, 2019 - fn.bmj.com
Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a lipid-protein complex essential to stabilise the delicate
structure of mammalian alveoli along with successive compression-expansion respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid–protein and protein–protein interactions in the pulmonary surfactant system and their role in lung homeostasis

O Cañadas, B Olmeda, A Alonso… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 metabolism in the alveolar airspace: Biogenesis, extracellular conversions, recycling

B Olmeda, M Martínez-Calle, J Pérez-Gil - Annals of Anatomy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid–protein complex that lines and stabilizes the respiratory
interface in the alveoli, allowing for gas exchange during the breathing cycle. At the same …

Physicochemical properties of nanoparticles affecting their fate and the physiological function of pulmonary surfactants

Q Liu, J Guan, R Song, X Zhang, S Mao - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Pulmonary drug delivery has drawn great attention due to its targeted local lung action,
reduced side effects, and ease of administration. However, inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring pulmonary surfactant membranes and films at the respiratory surface

M Echaide, C Autilio, R Arroyo, J Perez-Gil - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …