supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30500224)
Summary: Alveolar epithelial type II (AT II) cells are essential for lung development and remodeling, as they are precursors for type I cells and also produce other non-repair cells (fibroblasts). Progenitor ceil...
This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30500224).
Background Expression of murine calcium-activated chloride channel family member 3 (mCLCA3) has been reported to be increased in the airway epithelium of asthmatic mice challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). However, it...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30500224, 3040199).
Background The decrease of surfactant protein (SP) secreted by the alveolar type Ⅱ cell is one of the important causes of limiting air of pulmonary emphysema. However, the SP-A gene and protein changes in this dise...
grants from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30500224, 3040199)
In order to confirm the alteration and significance of cigarette smoke exposure on SP-A in rats, 20 Wistar rats were assigned randomly to two groups: an N group (n=10), and an S group (n=10). The ultra-structural...
the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30500224 and No. 30400193).
To establish a better method of primary culture for alveolar epithelial type Ⅱ cells (AEC Ⅱ ) and to study its bionomics, alveolar epithelial type Ⅱ cells were isolated by digestion with trypsin and collagenase, ...
The project was supported by a grant from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No 30500224)
In order to investigate the effect of interleukin-18 (IL-18) on airway inflammation in asthmatic murine models and its mechanisms, BALB/C mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=10 in each group): group A...
This project was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30500224)
Summary: To study the role and mechanisms of hypoxia-inducible factor-lalpha (HIF-1α on the growth and tumorigenicity of lung cancer cells A549, the antisense oligonucleotide of HIF-1α was transfected to A549 cell...
This project was supported by a grant from the NationalNatural Science Foundation of China (No. 30500224)
Summary: The relationship between Bcl-2, Bax, Fas, caspase-3 and development of hemangioma and the molecular mechanism was investigated. By using immunohistochemical S-P method, proliferating cell nuclear antigen was...