Alveolar Macrophages

March 3, 2016March 16, 2016

Key Cause of Pulmonary Fibrosis May Be Linked to Harmful Macrophages

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) published a new report linking macrophages to pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Macrophages are cells that engulf toxins and harmful molecules, but in pulmonary ... Read more

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016

In Cystic Fibrosis-Related Inflammation, Link Found to Specific Immune Cells and a Protein

Cystic Fibrosis, News

In a new study, researchers at the University of North Carolina discovered that alveolar macrophages — specific immune cells — and a protein called XBP-1 are responsible for the exacerbated inflammation ... Read more

January 29, 2015November 5, 2015

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Macrophage Activation in Acute Exacerbations Explored in New Study

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

A new study on Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis entitled “Macrophage Activation in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis” was published in PLOS One by Jonas Christian Schupp, part ... Read more

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

Chronic Bronchitis Associated With Activation of MAPK Signaling in Alveolar Macrophages

Chronic Bronchitis, News

A new study entitled “Studies on mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway in the alveolar macrophages of chronic bronchitis rats” shows that activated MAPK is a key step in chronic bronchitis ... Read more