"Pulmonary Surfactants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI.
| Descriptor ID |
D011663
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.796.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Surfactants- Pulmonary Surfactants
- Surfactants, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Surfactant
- Surfactant, Pulmonary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pulmonary Surfactants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pulmonary Surfactants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Surfactants" by people in Profiles.
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Li G, Xu X, Sun B, Zuo YY. Biophysical mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-induced surfactant inhibition. Biophys J. 2025 Nov 04; 124(21):3733-3741.
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Zuo YY. Comparative biophysical study of clinical surfactants using constrained drop surfactometry. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Oct 01; 327(4):L535-L546.
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Xu X, Goros RA, Dong Z, Meng X, Li G, Chen W, Liu S, Ma J, Zuo YY. Microplastics and Nanoplastics Impair the Biophysical Function of Pulmonary Surfactant by Forming Heteroaggregates at the Alveolar-Capillary Interface. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 12 19; 57(50):21050-21060.
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Goros RA, Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY. Adverse Biophysical Impact of e-Cigarette Flavors on Pulmonary Surfactant. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 10 24; 57(42):15882-15891.
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Xu X, Li G, Zuo YY. Constrained drop surfactometry for studying adsorbed pulmonary surfactant at physiologically relevant high concentrations. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2023 Oct 01; 325(4):L508-L517.
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Li G, Xu X, Zuo YY. Biophysical function of pulmonary surfactant in liquid ventilation. Biophys J. 2023 08 08; 122(15):3099-3107.
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Li G, Xu X, Zuo YY. Phase transitions of the pulmonary surfactant film at the perfluorocarbon-water interface. Biophys J. 2023 05 16; 122(10):1772-1780.
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Xu X, Li G, Sun B, Zuo YY. S2 Subunit of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Domain Fusion in Natural Pulmonary Surfactant Monolayers. J Phys Chem Lett. 2022 Sep 08; 13(35):8359-8364.
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Xu L, Yang Y, Simien JM, Kang C, Li G, Xu X, Haglund E, Sun R, Zuo YY. Menthol in electronic cigarettes causes biophysical inhibition of pulmonary surfactant. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022 08 01; 323(2):L165-L177.
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Salas AA, Carlo WA, Do BT, Bell EF, Das A, Van Meurs KP, Poindexter BB, Shankaran S, Younge N, Watterberg KL, Higgins RD. Growth Rates of Infants Randomized to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Intubation After Extremely Preterm Birth. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct; 237:148-153.e3.