Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood ...

Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Japanese researchers have generated lung cells directly from mouse tissue. These lung cells are called Alveolar Epithelial ...

Researchers have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic ...

Researchers looked at lung tissue from 28 COPD patients and 15 smokers who underwent surgery for suspected or confirmed lung ...

Treatment for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Of those with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, about one-third don’t have symptoms, and 5% to 7% improve without any treatment.‌ ...

Relative alveolar hypoventilation is directly related to the compensatory mechanisms that follow pulmonary vascular occlusion. Because of the mechanical block in the circulation, ...

PULMONARY alveolar microlithiasis is a rare and extraordinary disease in which microscopic stones are found within the pulmonary alveoli. The lungs, which are heavy and stony hard, cut with the gre ...

Alveolar echinococcosis is a disease caused by an infection with tiny tapeworms. While it’s rare, AE can cause harmful, sometimes fatal, side effects in humans. Learn more about the symptoms ...

Alveolar echinococcosis usually becomes symptomatic in advanced age, when it mimics hepatic malignancy or cirrhosis. Plain radiography can show enlargement of the liver and scattered zones of ...