Coronavirus particles (small, spiky spheres) coat a human lung cell and its hairlike cilia in this scanning electron micrograph (left; higher-resolution view at right). C. Ehre/ NEJM 2020 ...

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.

New Image of Coronavirus Released as Seen up Close Inside Human Lungs | SEE PIC The images show infected ciliated cells with strands of mucus (yellow) attached to cilia tips (blue).

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 ...

Anewly developed imaging toolbox may improve the detection of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a genetic lung disorder characterized by impaired motility of the cilia, the slender organelles protruding ...

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.

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.

Now a team at Harvard has designed a device that smokes cigarettes and sends the smoke through a lung-on-a-chip, ... View 5 Images 1 / 5. ... including the cilia that transport mucus.

The next step is to test the artificial cilia using viscous liquids that mimic the behaviour of mucus inside the lung. “It’s a different fluid dynamics problem,” Superfine says.

You know that smoking is bad for your lungs, but what does that mean? Here's what you need to know about the smoker's lung vs. healthy lung discussion. ... These are called cilia.