Introduction. – Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichb. f. (Orchidaceae) is mainly distributed in East Asia, and its tubers are used as a Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of tuberculosis and haemorrhage of the stomach or lung [1]. Previous phytochemical studies on Bletilla species have led to the isolation of phenanthrene derivatives [2 – 11], bibenzyls [2] [4], flavonoids and phenolic ...

A3-year-old goat weighing 40 kg was presented to the LargeAnimal Unit, University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti PutraMalaysia with complains of in appetence, lateral recumbency,and weakness. Physical examination findings were pyrexia,tachycardia, tachypnea, and pale mucous membrane. Harsh andcrackles lung sound was noticed upon auscultation. The case wastentatively diagnosed as pneumonic past...

Fehrenbach ML, Cao G, Williams JT, Finklestein JM, DeLisser HM. Isolation of murine lung endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 296: L1096 –L1103, 2009. First published March 20, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90613.2008.— Several protocols for the isolation of endothelial cells (ECs) from murine lung have been described in the literature. We, however, encountered a number of problems...

BACKGOUND Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells play important roles in maintaining adult lung homeostasis. AT2 cells isolated from the lung have revealed the cell-specific functions of AT2 cells. Comprehensive molecular and transcriptional profiling of purified AT2 cells would be helpful for elucidating the underlying mechanisms of their cell-specific functions. To enable the further purification of AT2...

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in world and a leading cause death. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for tumor initiation. CSCs features include self-renewal capacity, differentiation, high invasion-migration, resistance to chemotherapy. characterized by specific surface markers. CD133 widely used as marker many cancers, including lung cancer. CD133-positive an important b...