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ID 109489
著者
後東, 久嗣 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School KAKEN研究者をさがす
三橋, 惇志 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School 徳島大学 教育研究者総覧 KAKEN研究者をさがす
西岡, 安彦 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School 徳島大学 教育研究者総覧 KAKEN研究者をさがす
キーワード
surfactant protein A
non-infectious lung injury
lung cancer
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is a large multimeric protein found in the airways and alveoli of the lungs. SP-A is a member of the collectin family of proteins, characterized by NH2-terminal collagen-like regions and COOH-terminal lectin domains. Although other surfactant proteins such as SP-B function to reduce surface tension in the lungs, SP-A as well as SP-D regulates the pulmonary immune response. To date, a number of studies have shown the immunoregulatory function of SP-A, mainly in the field of infectious diseases. By binding to a wide variety of pathogens, SP-A opsonizes and enhances pathogen uptake by phagocytes. In addition to the effect on pathogens, recent studies have shown that SP-A also modulates lung immune system in the area of non-infectious lung diseases. In this review, the potential role of SP-A in the multiple aspects of pulmonary host defense will be discussed, focusing mainly on non-infectious lung diseases such as acute and chronic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.
掲載誌名
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
61
1-2
開始ページ
1
終了ページ
6
並び順
1
発行日
2014-02
EDB ID
フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
著者版フラグ
出版社版
部局
医学系