During tests on mice, the researchers found that the sweet vape interfered with cells called alveolar macrophages ... AMs live on the walls of our alveoli, the microscopic sacs in our lungs ...
Alveolar macrophages — white blood cells that are part of the immune system and found in the alveoli or ‘air sacs’ of the lungs — remove dust and microorganisms from the airways.
If approved, Molbreevi could be the first FDA-approved treatment for patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, ...
About Autoimmune PAP Autoimmune PAP is a rare lung disease characterized by the abnormal build-up of surfactant in the alveoli (or air sacs ... by immune cells called alveolar macrophages.