Alveolar fluid clearance mediates perinatal lung transition to air breathing in newborn
infants, which is accomplished by epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC) and Na-K-ATPase. Male …

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the most frequent pulmonary complication in
preterm infants. RDS incidence differs between genders, which has been called the male …

Preterm infants frequently suffer from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), possibly due to
lower expression of epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC). RDS incidence is sex-specific …

Within this review, sex-specific differences in alveolar epithelial functions are discussed with
special focus on preterm infants and the respiratory disorders associated with premature …

Purpose Glucocorticoids and progesterone exert stimulatory effects on epithelial Na+
transport, including increased mRNA expression of the participating ion transporters …

Male sex remains an independent risk factor for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in
preterm infants. Insufficient Na+ transport-mediated alveolar fluid clearance contributes to …

Introduction Lung fluid clearance is essential for successful postnatal pulmonary adaptation.
The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and Na‐K‐ATPase, induced by serum‐and …

The effects of estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P) on alveolar epithelial Na+ transport were
studied in isolated alveolar epithelial cells from 18-to 19-d GA rat fetuses, grown to …

At birth, lung fluid clearance is coupled to Na+ transport through epithelial Na+ channels
(ENaC) in the distal lung epithelium. We evaluated the effect of postnatal glucocorticoids …

Significant progress have been made in understanding the mechanisms of alveolar fluid
clearance at the time of birth and the transition from placental oxygenation to air breathing …