The UAB researchers showed that TREM2 — which stands for triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2 — is predominantly ...

Glucan-mediated trained immunity activates alveolar macrophages which exacerbates acute lung injury induced by LPS.

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare lung condition. Learn about the causes, ... This substance is needed to make the alveolar macrophages function properly and maintain the right amount of ...

Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have discovered a new population of macrophages, important innate immune cells that populate the lungs after injury caused by respiratory viruses ...

The lung tissue of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contains triple the sootlike particle buildup found in similar tissue in smokers’ lungs, a recent analysis finds. The study found ...

The key function of alveolar macrophages in the lungs has been associated with lipid homeostasis, which is essential for maintaining alveolar epithelial integrity, ...

Defects in the development and function of alveolar macrophages lead to a disturbed surfactant balance and a pathological accumulation of surfactant lipids which ultimately clogs the alveolar space.