Regulatory roles of SP-A and exosomes in pneumonia-induced acute lung and kidney injuries

IntroductionPneumonia-induced sepsis can cause multiple organ dysfunction including acute lung and kidney injury (ALI and AKI). Surfactant protein A (SP-A), a critical innate immune molecule, is expressed in the lung and kidney. Extracellular vesicles like exosomes are involved in the processes of p...

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Main Authors: Xinghua Chen, Junping Guo, Salma Mahmoud, Gautam Vanga, Tianyi Liu, Wanwen Xu, Yunhe Xiong, Weichuan Xiong, Osama Abdel-Razek, Guirong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1188023/full