They showed that lung vascular disease is preceded by inflammation. Later, they found that specific subtypes of macrophages (a class of white blood cells), recruited to the lung during hypoxia ...

Research identifies how viral respiratory infection damages macrophages and suggests treatment with a pre-existing FDA approved drug.

Initially mistaken for neutrophils, a population of atypical macrophages appears in the lungs after severe viral infection, orchestrates tissue repair, and then vanishes. Rebecca Roberts is a science ...

The testing characteristics of lipid indexes were: We conclude that the sole presence of lipid-laden macrophages in lower respiratory secretions is a nonspecific marker of lung disease.

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered a key reason why some people continue to ...

A discovery about how severe COVID-19 damages lung cells suggests that an existing drug could treat lingering respiratory problems not just from COVID but influenza and other respiratory infections.

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, ...

Influenza infections are characterized by massive influx of monocytes/macrophages in the lungs. Although it is required to eliminate the virus, excessive inflammation contributes to the severity ...

The idea that modifying glucose levels in the lungs could one day be a critical factor in treatment of these conditions is tremendously exciting The study looked at specialised white blood cells ...