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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Secretion of pulmonarysurfactant in the alveoli of the lungs is essential to maintain lung function.
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Mixtures of PxB and pulmonarysurfactant show antimicrobial effects in neonatal rabbits and prevent systemic spreading of E. coli.
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In neonatal pneumonia, the surface activity of pulmonarysurfactant is impaired and microorganisms may invade by passing the air-liquid interface.
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Recent studies have demonstrated that pulmonarysurfactant protein (SP)-A plays a potential role in modifying inflammation and immune function.
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However, it is vital that corticosteroids delivered via the lungs not interfere with surface activity of the pulmonarysurfactant lining layer.
Ús de pulmonary surfactants en anglès
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It has been reported that pulmonarysurfactants or their components could facilitate the uptake of small interfering RNA (siRNA) into the lung epithelial cells.