Scientists have developed a new lung surfactant that is produced synthetically rather than relying on the use of animal ...

Surfactants are detergent-like substances in the lungs that ... They observed that bacterial pulmonary clearance was reduced in SP-A–null mice and was increased in SP-D–overexpressing mice, compared ...

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and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), a disorder characterized by lung surfactant accumulation. This is a good example of how you can actually get an answer and then potentially get a treatment, ...

Infants born too early have an insufficient amount of surfactant lining the alveoli. This means there is less surface area available for the exchange of oxygen and CO2. Pulmonary edema is a ...

Bronchioles of these emphysematous areas are often more muscular than normal, suggesting that muscle as well as surfactant has a role in stabilizing lung growth. The spectacular gross appearance ...