American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology

Multiciliated cell loss is a hallmark of airway epithelial remodeling in chronic inflammatory airway diseases including cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It disrupts mucociliary clearance, which fuels …

Aging is associated with morphometric changes in the lung that lead to decreased lung function. The nonhuman primate lung has been shown to have similar architectural, morphological, and developmental patterns to that of humans. We hypothes…