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

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 ...

Macrophages have been implicated in both the resolution and progression of influenza, but the drivers of these outcomes are poorly understood. We probed mouse lung transcriptomic datasets using tissue ...

THE therapeutic management of empyema of the pleura has been revised because of the recent favorable experiences with penicillin. The treatment by open drainage after rib resection has been the ...

The 50-ml. syringe is filled with saline solution. This is rapidly injected into the 10-ml. vial containing 2 or 3 ml. of Au 198. The total volume of saline solution and isotope goes directly into the ...

Hepatic hydrothorax is a respiratory condition that affects people with cirrhosis and other serious liver issues. It occurs when fluid builds up in the pleural space. Hepatic hydrothorax is a ...

Human lungs on a dark background. 3D illustration. Vintage style. This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases ...

Lung cancer patients are particularly susceptible to malignant pleural effusion, when fluid collects in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism ...

August members of the German Scientific Society learned that Surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch of Munich would tell them, at their conference at Karlsruhe, Germany, last week, how he squeezed tubercular ...

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 ...