Both Ways at Once: Keeping Small Airways Clean.
Physiology (Bethesda)
; 32(5): 380-390, 2017 09.
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ABSTRACT
The small airways of the lungs are under constant assault from the pathogens and debris in the air that they must conduct to alveoli. Although hygiene is of paramount importance for respiratory health, the underlying principles of airway clearance have not been well integrated or established. Newly emerging concepts of simultaneous absorption and secretion of airway surface liquid (ASL) and the role of [Formula see text] in the maturation of mucins have advanced from experimental evidence as well as observations from the congenital disease cystic fibrosis (CF) to present a novel model that integrates microanatomy with organ physiology to meet the constant challenge of cleaning small airways.
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Asunto principal:
Bronquiolos
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Physiology (Bethesda)
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2017
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Article