Individuals with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more vulnerable than healthy controls to ...

Ciliated Muconodular Papillary Tumor (CMPT): A rare benign lung tumor characterized by a specific type of epithelial cell proliferation. Bronchiolar Adenoma (BA): A benign lung tumor that shows ...

In the case of the CF airway chip, Ingber found that the epithelium was the major driver of CF lung pathology. Like patient lungs, CF chips have more ciliated epithelial cells that secrete thicker ...

Figure 1: Reactivity of human respiratory tissues with lectins specific for different sialic acid linkages. SAα2,3Gal was found on non-ciliated cuboidal bronchiolar cells at the junction between ...

The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and goblet cells to clean the air before it reaches the lungs Goblet ...