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2235757

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Normal human pulmonary elastic fiber development and development in some pathological conditions were examined using elastic stains by light microscopy, electron microscopy, and immunohistochemistry. In normal development elastic fibers, composed mainly of microfibrils, first appeared around primitive bronchioles at 10 weeks of gestation. As they matured, their appearance became more amorphous, and they extended into the peripheral alveolar walls. Development of elastic fibers was retarded in the hypoplastic lungs of the oligohydramnios syndrome, diaphragmatic hernia, and hydrops fetalis. Elastic development was also retarded in congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia and in focal areas of lungs with pulmonary dysplasia. Distribution of well-developed elastic fibers was found around the dilated bronchioles and alveoli in cases of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and extralobar pulmonary sequestration. Elastic fibers were distributed irregularly and unevenly in the lungs of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and ventilated cases of Wilson Mikity syndrome. In addition, four very immature infants who had progressively deteriorating respiratory function showed an almost total lack of elastic fibers in their alveolar walls.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-0938
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
689-706
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary elastic fibers in normal human development and in pathological conditions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-shi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article