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What Are Alveoli?
What these tiny sacs in the lungs do and conditions that can affect them Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Alveoli are tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles, the ...
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Genetic Variability of Surfactant Protein-B and Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Clinical Implications
The function of surfactant is to prevent lung collapse, especially of the terminal liquid-covered airspaces, called alveoli. Within the alveoli, the primary gas exchange units of the lung ...
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Collapsed Alveoli Causes Poor Blood Oxygenation, Respiratory Distress (IMAGE)
The treatment uses a nanoparticle to mimic the behavior of a natural surfactant in the lungs to work within the lungs' processes for inflation and oxygenation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!
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Savara Announces U.S. Launch of the aPAP ClearPath™ Dried Blood Spot Test to Detect Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (aPAP)
About Autoimmune PAP Autoimmune PAP is a rare lung disease characterized by the abnormal build-up of surfactant in the alveoli (or air sacs) of the lungs. Surfactant consists of proteins and ...
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Aimless Monocytes Underlie a Rare Lung Disease
These findings point to a mechanism where proper CCL-2 binding to CCR2 is essential for monocyte migration into the alveoli, where they ultimately mature into surfactant-eating macrophages. In ...