Sudden death in a man with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: Postmortem radiology and autopsy findings

Postmortem serum levels of pulmonary sur

Postmortem serum levels of pulmonary surfactant-associated proteins A and D with regard to the cause of death in medicolegal autopsy

✍ Li Quan; Bao-Li Zhu; Takaki Ishikawa; Tomomi Michiue; Dong Zhao; Chiemi Yoshida; 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 289 KB

Pulmonary surfactant-associated proteins A and D (SP-A and -D) are tissue-specific components. Previous studies showed an increase in the postmortem serum SP-A level due to acute pulmonary alveolar damage and acute respiratory distress. The present study comparatively investigated serum SP-A and SP-