Items for "pulmonary surfactant"

Secretory leukoprotease inhibitor and pulmonary surfactant serve as principal defenses against influenza A virus infection in the airway and chemical agents up-regulating their levels may have therapeutic potential

Influenza A virus (IAV) is one of the most common infectious pathogens in humans. Entry of this virus into cells is primarily determined by host cellular trypsin-type processing proteases, which proteolytically activate viral membrane fusion glycoprotein precursors...

Keywords: ambroxol, clarithromycin, influenza virus, pulmonary surfactant, secretory leukoprotease inhibitor