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Brinkert, K., Hedtfeld, S., Burhop, A., Gastmeier, R., Gad, P., Wedekind, D., Kloth, C., Rothschuh, J., Lachmann, N., Hetzel, M., Jirmo, A.C., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Brandenberger, C., Hansen, G., Schambach, A., Ackermann, M., Tümmler, B., Munder, A.: Mol Ther. 2021;29(3):1324-34. To access the full article, click here:

Krischer, J.M., Albert, K., Pfaffenroth, A., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Ruppert, C., Smith, B.J., Knudsen, L.: Histochem Cell Biol. 2021;155(2):183-202. To access the full article, click here: Mechanical ventilation triggers the manifestation of lung injury and pre-injured lungs are more susceptible. Ventilation-induced abnormalities of alveolar surfactant are

Testoni, G., Olmeda, B., Duran, J., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Aguilera, M., Hernández-Álvarez, M.I., Prats, N., Pérez-Gil, J., Guinovart, J.J.: Hum Mol Genet. 2021;29(21):3554-65. To access the full article, click here: The glycogenin knockout mouse is a model of Glycogen Storage Disease type XV. These animals show

Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Gay-Jordi, G., Knudsen, L., Ochs, M., Serrano-Mollar, A.: Front Med. 2021;8:640020. To access the full article, click here: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressively and ultimately fatal lung disease. Previously it has been shown that intratracheal administration of alveolar epithelial type II cells (AE2C) in

Brandt, R., Timm, S., Gorenflos López, J.L., Kwame Abledu, J., Kuebler, W.M., Hackenberger, C.P.R., Ochs, M., Lopez-Rodriguez, E.: Front Bioeng Biotech. 2021;8:614357. To access the full article, click here: The glycocalyx—a plethora of sugars forming a dense layer that covers the cell membrane—

Albert, K., Krischer, J.M., Pfaffenroth, A., Wilde, S., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Braun, A., Smith, B.J., Knudsen, L.: Front Physiol. 2020;11:530485. To access the full article, click here: Mechanical ventilation of lungs suffering from microatelectases may trigger the development of acute lung injury (ALI). Direct lung injury by

Ahrendt, N., Steingrüber, T., Rajces, A., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Eisenberg, T., Magnes, C., Madeo, F., Sedej, S., Schmiedl, A., Ochs, M., Mühlfeld, C., Schipke, J.: Am J Physiol-Lung C. 2020;319(2):L312-24. To access the full article, click here: Obesity is associated with lung function impairment and respiratory diseases; however,

Sehlmeyer, K., Ruwisch, J., Roldan, N., Lopez-Rodriguez, E.: Front Physiol. 2020;11:386. To access the full article, click here: 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

Ochs, M., Hegermann, J., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Timm, S., Nouailles, G., Matuszak, J., Simmons, S., Witzenrath, M., Kuebler, W.M.: Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(9). To access the full article, click here: Gas exchange in the lung takes place via the air-blood barrier in the septal walls of alveoli.