In acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, ... Normally (Panel A), surfactant is inactivated by mechanical and biologic processes and converted into small, surface-inactive aggregates.

Treatment for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Of those with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, about one-third don’t have symptoms, and 5% to 7% improve without any treatment.‌ ...

Alveolar macrophages instruct CD8+ T cell expansion by antigen cross-presentation in lung. Cell Reports , 2022; 41 (11): 111828 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111828 Cite This Page : ...

"The alveolar bone is different from other bone tissues due to its role in supporting the teeth," said Chad M. Novince, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor in the colleges of Medicine and Dental ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is caused by the diminished expression ... and their ontogeny and functions depend on the particular organ in which they reside and on any ongoing disease processes.