Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare and lethal cause of refractory pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. 1 Newborns without typical risk factors ...

Alveolar fibroblasts play a key role in regulation of lung inflammation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO) is one of the most ...

The lung is a complex organ that is essential for life, so researchers have spent many years searching for ways to regenerate it. Extensive lineage tracing studies in mice shed light on certain types ...

The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues. Now, ...

Lungs are highly vulnerable to injury and infection due to continuous exposure to inhaled environmental pathogens and particles. As a result, respiratory diseases are a leading cause of disability and ...

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an under-recognised complication of chronic liver disease, affecting 10%–30% of patients with cirrhosis. It involves intrapulmonary vascular dilatations, arterial ...

Researchers have discovered that lung-based immune cells can be "trained" to remember a previously encountered pathogen, making them more efficient at clearing out the cellular debris that accumulates ...

Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have succeeded in generating the lung's most important immune cell, the alveolar macrophage, in the lab. The cell culture model will make it much ...