Children diagnosed with interstitial lung disease often survive into adulthood, when they are likely to need care for related impairments.

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Disorders of surfactant protein biology cause dysfunction of alveolar type 2 cells and can lead to interstitial lung disease. This study describes the development of genetically manipulable, mature ...

In oil, they're not so soluble, Medina explained. So, the team developed a surfactant - a molecule that coats the surface of the protein - to shield the surface of the protein in a way that would ...

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 ...

Immunotherapy is a newer class of treatment for lung and other cancers. It primes the body’s natural immune system to fight back against cancer. Immunotherapy has been shown to improve survival in ...

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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 ...

Immediate intervention efforts, including intubation for mechanical ventilation, pulmonary surfactant therapy and intravenous fluid administration, were initiated after her birth. She was ...