Alveolar Dynamics and Beyond - The Importance of Surfactant Protein C and Cholesterol in Lung Homeostasis and Fibrosis
Sehlmeyer, K., Ruwisch, J., Roldan, N., Lopez-Rodriguez, E.: Front Physiol. 2020;11:386.
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Surfactant protein C (SP-C) is an important player in enhancing the interfacial adsorption of lung surfactant lipid films to the alveolar air-liquid interface. Doing so, surface tension drops down enough