Elena Lopez-Rodriguez

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Gay-Jordi, G., Mucci, A., Lachmann, N., Serrano-Mollar, A.: Cell Tissue Res. 2017;367(3):721-35. To have more information about this article, contact us: Lung surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins lining the alveolar epithelium. At the air–liquid interface, surfactant lowers surface tension, avoiding

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Pascual, A., Arroyo, R., Floros, J., Perez-Gil, J.: Biophys J. 2016;111(3):524-36. To access the full article, click here: Pulmonary surfactant is a lipoprotein complex that reduces surface tension to prevent alveolar collapse and contributes to the protection of the respiratory surface from the entry of

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Boden, C., Echaide, M., Perez-Gil, J., Kolb, M., Gauldie, J., Maus, U.A., Ochs, M., Knudsen, L.: Am J Physiol-Lung C. 2016;310(11):L1260-71. To access the full article, click here: Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is involved in regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and fibrogenesis, inducing myofibroblast

Birkelbach, B., Lutz, D., Ruppert, C., Henneke, I., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Günther, A., Ochs, M., Mahavadi, P., Knudsen, L.: Am J Physiol-Lung C. 2015;309(1):L63-75 To access the full article, click here: Chronic injury of alveolar epithelial type II cells (AE2 cells) represents a key event in the development

Lutz, D., Gazdhar, A., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Ruppert, C., Mahavadi, P., Günther, A., Klepetko, W., Bates, J.H., Smith, B., Geiser, T., Ochs, M., Knudsen, L.: Am J Resp Cell Mol. 2015;52(2):232-43. To access the full article, click here: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis are

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Pérez-Gil, J.: BBA-Biochim Biophys Acta. 2014;1838(6):1568-85. To access the full article, click here: Pulmonary surfactant is an essential lipid–protein complex to maintain an operative respiratory surface at the mammalian lungs. It reduces surface tension at the alveolar air–liquid interface to stabilise the lungs

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Cruz, A., Richter, R.P., Taeusch, H.W., Pérez-Gil, J.: J Biol Chem. 2013;288(41):29872-81. To access the full article, click here: Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid-protein complex that lowers surface tension at the respiratory air-liquid interface, stabilizing the lungs against physical forces tending to collapse

De Luca, D., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Minucci, A., Vendittelli, F., Gentile, L., Stival, E., Conti, G., Piastra, M., Antonelli, M., Echaide, M., Perez-Gil, J., Capoluongo, E.D.: Crit Care. 2013;17(4):R163. To access the full article, click here: Introduction Secretory phospholipase A2 is supposed to play a role in

Blanco, O., Cruz, A., Ospina, O.L., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Vázquez, L., Pérez-Gil, J.: BBA-Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012;1818(11):2756-66. To access the full article, click here: Surfacen® is a clinical surfactant preparation of porcine origin, partly depleted of cholesterol, which is widely used in Cuba to treat pre-term babies