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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2010, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (7): 832-835.

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Clinical application advancement of pulmonary surfactant

XU Guo-cheng, LI Zhi-qi   

  1. Department of Pediatrics, Wannan Medical College Affiliated Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu 241001,Anhui, China
  • Received:2010-03-25 Revised:2010-04-22 Online:2010-07-26 Published:2020-09-15

Abstract: Pulmonary surfactant is a type of a phospholipid - protein complexes synthesized by II alveolar epithelial cells. It has many functions as decreasing alveolar surface tension to maintain alveolar stability, reducing alveolar fluid extravasation in the prevention of pulmonary edema, promoting the clearance of inlet ability, inhibiting bronchoconstriction and increasing the pulmonary immune function, reducing the inflammation and improving the lung anti-infection. The natural and synthetic surfactant preparations have some therapeutic effects on the clinical treatment of primary pulmonary surfactant deficiency disease and various secondary pulmonary surfactant-related diseases through tracheal injection or inhalation.

Key words: Pulmonary surfactant(PS), Respiratory distress syndrome(RDS), Meconium aspiration syndrome(MAS)

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