Jean C. Pfau, Ph.D. and Kinta Serve provide their perspective on asbestos, the pleural cavity, and autoimmune disease ...

The conversion of bicarbonate to carbon dioxide in the pulmonary capillary is slowed in carbonic ... decreased pulmonary surfactant, leading to alveolar instability, leading to atelectasis and ...

Monocytes and macrophages are myeloid cells that have important innate immune functions. Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing ...