Smoking can turns your lungs, black, inflated, and inflamed. But quitting can reverse some of this damage, even if you’ve smoked for several years.

COPD-like in vivo conditions can be imitated by treating the lung SAEC model with IL-13 and analyzing the cilia beat frequency to predict drug efficacy clinical translation.

The first image of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways – has been produced by a team involving UCL researchers and could lead to much ...

This is because the lung’s cilia – tiny hair-like structures that move mucus, debris and germs – no longer work to clear the lungs. A wet or “productive” cough means coughing up a lot of ...

These cilia are linked to signaling pathways that regulate their motility, allowing epithelial tissues in airways to sense toxins or noxious compounds and help protect the lungs. Motile cilia ...

Schematic of the lung epithelium: The figure shows how cells with cilia (green) work together with mucus-forming cells (yellow, purple) to effectively remove pathogens from the lung.

New research from the University of Osaka has uncovered how air pollution impairs the lungs' self-cleaning system by damaging cilia on airway cells. ... View 2 Images 1 / 2.

Damage to the cilia in your lungs can also make it harder for them to clear out things like mucus. Smokers are more likely to get serious lung conditions such as pneumonia.

When cilia don't function properly, the lungs cannot properly expel mucus and it can build up, at times to dangerous levels. As her condition worsened, Vega said she could fill a 32-ounce cup or ...

Situs inversus is described in one of two subtypes. Situs inversus with dextrocardia is the most common form. It happens when ...

image: Illustration of human cilia axoneme repeat view more . Credit: Walton et al. ... ears and sinuses and beat rhythmically to keep the lungs clear from mucus and bacteria.

When cilia don't function properly, the lungs cannot properly expel mucus and it can build up, at times to dangerous levels. As her condition worsened, Vega said she could fill a 32-ounce cup or ...