Background: Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) has recently been recognised as a disease of impaired alveolar macrophage function caused by neutralising anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare phenotype of IARS1 deficiency ... Following birth, he received nasal continuous positive airway pressure support for 10 days, which partially improved ...

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 ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

The resulting changes in pressure and flow at the mouth are analysed using Fourier transformation ... from reversible factors such as mucus plugging and airway inflammation (which may affect alveolar ...

COPD is a progressive, irreversible inflammatory disease of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD. Common symptoms include a persistent cough ...

Objective In individuals with complex underlying health problems, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular disease is less well recognised. The association between SBP ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease characterized by an abnormal reepithelialisation, an excessive tissue remodelling and a progressive fibrosis within the ...

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