Preclinical studies indicate that cavity-resident macrophages in the peritoneal and pleural spaces contribute to immunosuppression and cancer progression. While these macrophages typically accumulate ...

Press the palms of your hands together; then twist them aquarter-turn, still keeping the palms flat together to form anairtight seal around the center. Now try to pull them apart withoutbreaking the ...

Researchers have developed a new method for filling and sealing pleural cavities. The process consists of injecting polyurethane foams into the lungs with a self-expanding and self-modelling capacity ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

Pleural diseases affect the pleural tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity and covers the outside of the lungs. The visceral pleura (which covers the lung) and the parietal pleura (which ...

The pleura is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce friction between ...

A 36-year-old man who was undergoing long-term hemodialysis was hospitalized with a two-day history of increasing dyspnea on exertion. He stated that he did not have cough, orthopnea, or night sweats.

To investigate their recruitment, Gata6-iCreER mice were crossed with Cd45-Dre and R26-tdT mice, enabling specific lineage tracing of cavity macrophages. Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence ...