Therefore, the gas transfer characteristics of lungsurfactant film are of fundamental physiological interest.
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The experimental results suggest that lungsurfactant plays a role in oxygen transfer in the pulmonary system.
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In addition to their effects on alveolar surface tension, some components of lungsurfactant also have immunological functions.
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The source of FA in the lung is believed to be phosphatidylcholine, the major component of lungsurfactant.
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The mechanism by which lungsurfactant achieves very low near-zero surface tensions, well below its equilibrium value, is not fully understood.
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We found recently that the hydrophobic lungsurfactant protein SP-C specifically binds to the lipid A region of lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
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This research studies the biophysical surface activity of synthetic phospholipids combined in vitro with purified lungsurfactant apoprotein, having an Mr of 6000.
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The squeeze-out process follows a nucleation-growth model and only occurs within a narrow surface pressure range around the equilibrium spreading pressure of lungsurfactant.
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The current study provides evidence that sequence-random copolymers can mimic the in vitro surface-active behavior of lungsurfactant proteins in a mixed lipid film.
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Previously, LPCAT1 has been suggested to be critical for the production of lungsurfactant phospholipids and biosynthesis of platelet-activating factor in noninflammatory remodeling pathway.
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The Michigan team modeled an unhealthy lung by using liquid that was missing lungsurfactant, which normally reduces surface tension in the bronchial tubes.
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Biophysical studies of the CLSE replacement surfactant containing only SAP 6-14 and native phospholipids demonstrated full surface activity compared to natural lungsurfactant.
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This study emphasizes the crucial functional activity of SP-B in lungsurfactants.