Surfactant: A fluid secreted by the cells of the
alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the
lungs) that serves to reduce the surface tension of
pulmonary fluids;
surfactant contributes to the elastic properties of
pulmonary tissue.
Full article >>>Surfactant is normally released into the lung
tissues where it helps lower surface tension in the
airways. This helps keep the lung
alveoli (air sacs) open. When there is not enough
surfactant, the tiny
alveoli collapse with each breath.
Full article >>>SurfactantA material normally produced in the
fetal lungs in the last months of
pregnancy, which helps the air sacs to open up at the time of
birth so that the newborn
infant can breathe freely.
Full article >>>Additives such as
surfactants are also used in tampons to increase absorbency.
Surfactants and fragrances may pose additional unnecessary health risks when used in feminine
hygiene products.
Full article >>>An artificial lung
surfactant is sometimes delivered through an endotracheal tube into the
lungs of an
infant at high risk for
respiratory di
stress syndrome immediately after
birth.
Full article >>>IRDS is caused by a lack, in the immature lung, of a
surfactant agent; the substance, a mixture of
lipids and
proteins, ...
Full article >>>Betamethasone and dexamethasone cause an immature
fetus's
lungs to produce a compound called
surfactant. A full-term baby's
lungs naturally produce
surfactant, which lubricates the lining of the air sacs within the
lungs.
Full article >>>Surfaxin (lucinactant)
Pulmonary surfactant in
clinical trials for the
treatment of
acute respiratory di
stress syndrome (
ARDS) in adults,
respiratory di
stress syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants, ...
Full article >>>They have, however, discovered
genetic alterations in
surfactant proteins — substances in the
airways and air sacs that protect the
lungs and help them function normally — in people with other forms of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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