These epithelial cells form a protective barrier in the airways, helping to guard the respiratory system while clearing mucus, dust, and other debris. Once inside the cells, the virus replicates, ...
Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, which has severely hampered the development of ...
In their study, the researchers looked at the effects of cigarette smoke on Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells, a type of immune cell found in the lungs and other tissues of the body. MAIT ...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is present in >10% of all people admitted to critical care and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite more than half a century since its ...
The research team, in collaboration with Professor Hans Clevers, has dedicated seven years to establishing the world's first respiratory organoid culture system using lung adult stem cells and ...
Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses ... of a key type of immune cell found in the lungs.