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Cholesterol-Mediated Dysfunction Of Surfactant Effects Of Surfactant Protein-A And Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia, Joshua Qua Hiansen
Cholesterol-Mediated Dysfunction Of Surfactant Effects Of Surfactant Protein-A And Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia, Joshua Qua Hiansen
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This thesis explored the effects of cholesterol and SP-A on surfactant function in vitro, and lung function in vivo. In the first experiment, we determined whether SP-A could mitigate cholesterol-mediated surfactant dysfunction. We hypothesized that SP-A can mitigate the surfactant inhibition caused by high cholesterol. In the second experiment, we tested the contribution of diet-induced serum hypercholesterolemia to surfactant composition and the development of lung injury in rats. We hypothesized that serum hypercholesterolemia would increase the amount of cholesterol in surfactant and would cause rats to develop more severe lung injury. Our results indicate that SP-A mitigates cholesterol-mediated surfactant …