The majority of patients with ALI have impaired alveolar fluid clearance ... reduces mortality and is associated with changes in inflammatory biomarkers in the plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage.

with studies indicating that low bone mineral density may exacerbate alveolar bone loss in periodontitis. The inflammatory processes common to both conditions may serve as a mechanistic link ...

Release of Notch signalling coordinated by inflammation confers cross-compartment differentiation plasticity during alveolar regeneration. Nature Cell Biology. 2021 Sep;23(9):953-966. Youk J, Kim T, ...