endothelial and mesenchymal cells to divide airspaces into the alveoli. But when the researchers imaged slices of living neonatal mouse lung over three days, a different view emerged, one of a ...

Research identifies how viral respiratory infection damages macrophages and suggests treatment with a pre-existing FDA approved drug.

Now, in a recent Science Immunology study, Marichal and his colleagues confirmed that these unusual cells that emerged following an IAV infection are macrophages, and that they facilitate the repair ...

Gas exchange is a process that involves the swapping of gases that occurs at exchange surfaces such as the alveoli found within your lungs. Gas exchange allows oxygen to travel into your cells for ...

Alveolus created in vitro and in vivo models of chronic lung disease to test the candidate, which was also assessed in germ-free and humanized mouse models. The assessments suggest inhaled AB1000 ...