Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2022 Sep;67(3):269-270.
doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0210ED.

Secretory Cells: New Players in Small Airway Mucosal Immunity?

Umadevi Sajjan  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Secretory Cells: New Players in Small Airway Mucosal Immunity?

Umadevi Sajjan. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Sep.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • Secretory Cells Are the Primary Source of pIgR in Small Airways.
    Blackburn JB, Schaff JA, Gutor S, Du RH, Nichols D, Sherrill T, Gutierrez AJ, Xin MK, Wickersham N, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Ware LB, Banovich NE, Kropski JA, Blackwell TS, Richmond BW. Blackburn JB, et al. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Sep;67(3):334-345. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0548OC. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022. PMID: 35687143 Free PMC article.

References

    1. Lapperre TS, Sont JK, van Schadewijk A, Gosman MM, Postma DS, Bajema IM, et al. GLUCOLD Study Group Smoking cessation and bronchial epithelial remodelling in COPD: a cross-sectional study. Respir Res . 2007;8:85. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Polosukhin VV, Cates JM, Lawson WE, Zaynagetdinov R, Milstone AP, Massion PP, et al. Bronchial secretory immunoglobulin a deficiency correlates with airway inflammation and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med . 2011;184:317–327. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Atiş S, Tutluoğlu B, Salepçi B, Ocal Z. Serum IgA and secretory IgA levels in bronchial lavages from patients with a variety of respiratory diseases. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol . 2001;11:112–117. - PubMed
    1. Ohlmeier S, Mazur W, Linja-Aho A, Louhelainen N, Rönty M, Toljamo T, et al. Sputum proteomics identifies elevated PIGR levels in smokers and mild-to-moderate COPD. J Proteome Res . 2012;11:599–608. - PubMed
    1. Pilette C, Godding V, Kiss R, Delos M, Verbeken E, Decaestecker C, et al. Reduced epithelial expression of secretory component in small airways correlates with airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med . 2001;163:185–194. - PubMed