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Pulmonary surfactant secretion in the type II pneumocytes in inflamed condition
1Department of Pharmacological Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Kumamoto University, Japan.
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|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Basal PC secretion in the type II pneumocytes from bronchitic rats was the same as that in the type II pneumocytes from normal rats. Neutrophils activated by opsonized zymosan or PMA, stimulated PC secretion in type II pneumocytes without causing any cell damage. The stimulation required close accession or attachment of neutrophils and type II pneumocytes and was not affected by the pretreatment with either SOD, catalase, AA861 or alpha 1-antitrypsin.