Macrophages are highly variable, and their ontogeny and functions depend on the particular organ in which they reside and on any ongoing disease processes. Lung macrophages are critically important to ...

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) often have obstructive lung function abnormalities which could be due to asthma or increased pulmonary blood volume; it is important to determine the underlying ...

The alveolar veins include the inferior alveolar vein and the posterior alveolar vein. Both of these veins are also considered dental veins. The inferior alveolar vein drains blood from the lower ...

Increased mortality from infection in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis occurs in association with high levels of autoantibodies against granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM ...