From the in utero to the postnatal and adult situation, there is an inherent vital need to manage alveolar fluid reabsorption, be it postnatally, or in case of hydrostatic or permeability edema.

Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells maintain lung health by acting as stem cells and producing pulmonary surfactant. AT2 dysfunction underlies many lung diseases, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), in ...

Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery. By Kyle Shaw The first great white shark was found dead in August ...

It has been extremely difficult to determine what proportion of the fluid recovered by lavage represents alveolar fluid from the distal airways and alveoli, so-called epithelial lining fluid (ELF).

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) has recently been recognised as a disease of impaired alveolar macrophage function caused by neutralising anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony ...

The swelling was bilaterally symmetrical, imparting a characteristic alteration to facial contours (Fig. 1 and 2). The swelling predominated in the region of the posterior third of the gland ...

Glycosylation is a critical post-translational modification that plays a pivotal role in several biological processes, such as the immune response. Alterations in glycosylation can modulate the course ...

After he missed the last six games with a left foot sprain, the Sixers will be without their star for at least another week, the team announced Friday, as Embiid deals with swelling in his left ...