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 …

Type I and type II pneumocytes are two forms of epithelial cells found lining the alveoli in the
lungs. Type II pneumocytes exclusively secrete 'pulmonary surfactants,'a lipoprotein …

Abstract Introduction Coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) is a respiratory disease whose
clinical manifestation ranges from asymptomatic to severe respiratory failure. The purpose of …

Abstract Background Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) is a lung-resident protein that has
emerged as a potential biomarker for COVID-19. Previous investigations on acute …

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) continue to pose major risks of morbidity and mortality during
yearly epidemics and periodic pandemics. The genomic instability of IAV allows it to evade …

The differentiation between influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could
constitute a diagnostic challenge during the ongoing winter owing to their clinical similitude …

Background and objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of
four biomarkers, YKL‐40, chemokine (C‐C motif) ligand 18 (CCL18), surfactant protein‐D …

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the manifestations of
severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with low respiratory compliance and poor …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are life-threatening
lung diseases in critically ill patients. The lack of prognostic biomarkers has halted detection …

Objective. The purpose of this research was to investigate the correlation between serum
levels of surfactant protein-D (SP-D) with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …