Respiratory infections such as COVID-19 have been responsible for numerous pandemics and have placed a substantial burden on ...

Study: Respiratory epithelial cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com. Introduction. SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 ...

The trachea is lined with mucosa, like the rest of the respiratory system, and the mucosal glands below the epithelium help to produce a blanket of mucus that is moved continuously upwards towards the ...

Researchers discovered the RAS cells after becoming increasingly frustrated by the limitations of relying on the lungs of mice as models for the human respiratory system. However, because of ...

Airway. The respiratory system is extremely vulnerable to infection and damage from pollutants because its warm, moist, 85m 2 surface area is in continuous contact with the environment (West, 2008).

Respiratory viruses like influenza virus (flu), SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can make us sick by infecting our respiratory system, including the nose ...

How respiratory tubes and capillaries form in flies Date: February 9, 2010 ... Oct. 25, 2023 — A team of researchers has gained new insights into the respiratory system of fruit flies ...