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SURFACTANT PROTEIN A: AN INNATE IMMUNE MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC IN ASTHMA.
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association - 1 Jan 2024
Kraft Monica, Ledford Julie
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Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) is an innate immune modulator produced by the lung with known protective effects against bacteria and viruses. Its role in asthma, an inflammatory lung disease that affects 10% of the world's population, is not entirely known. In this review, we demonstrate that SP-A confers protection against exposure to interleukin-13, a type 2 cytokine integral to eosinophilic asthma, in a mouse...
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