Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) have been implicated in pulmonary innate
immunity. The proteins are host defense lectins, belonging to the collectin family which also …

Pulmonary surfactant is a unique mixture of lipids and surfactant-specific proteins that covers
the entire alveolar surface of the lungs. Surfactant is not restricted to the alveolar …

Allergic asthma is characterized by persistent airway inflammation and remodeling.
Bronchoalveolar lavage conducted with fiberoptic bronchoscopy has been widely used for …

The lung responds to a variety of insults in a remarkably consistent fashion but with
inconsistent outcomes that vary from complete resolution and return to normal to the …

Animal Lectins: Form, Function and Clinical Applications presents up-to-date knowledge of
animal lectins. Detailed descriptions on biological activities, tissue and/or subcellular …

The pulmonary collectins surfactant protein (SP)-A and SP-D play important roles in innate
lung defense, enhancing opsonization of microbes and limiting lung inflammatory …

A major impediment in the development of novel drugs for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) has been the scarcity of a well-validated, robust, and easily obtainable …

Lung surfactant proteins (SP) A and D are calcium-dependent carbohydrate-binding
proteins. In addition to playing multiple roles in innate immune defense such as bacterial …

The innate immune molecule surfactant protein-D (SP-D) plays an important regulatory role
in the allergic airway response. In this study, we demonstrate that mice sensitized and …

ABSTRACT A number of important helminth parasites of humans have incorporated short-
term residence in the lungs as an obligate phase of their life cycles. The significance of this …