ProSPC immunoreactivity was observed in the cytoplasm of some
pulmonary epithelial cells in the emphysematous and non-emphysematous areas (Figure 4).
In vitro studies demonstrated that exposure to TGF-[beta]1 induces different
pulmonary epithelial cells to acquire a mesenchymal phenotype [41-43].
The authors observed the engraftment of the administered cells in the lungs and their differentiation into
pulmonary epithelial cells (Clara cells), vascular endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells.
Adhesion to and invasion of
pulmonary epithelial cells by the F15/LAM4/KZN and Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Fronius, "The gasotransmitter hydrogen sulphide decreases [Na.sup.+] transport across
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Genetic study on the effect of chemical particles in polluted air shows enhanced IL6-gene expression in the
pulmonary epithelial cells which are exposed to such particles.