Progress on pathological characteristics of airway mucus and its characteristics in different lung diseases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2022.05.005
- VernacularTitle:呼吸道黏液的病理特性及其在不同肺部疾病中的特点研究进展
- Author:
Dongni WANG
1
;
Yunxiao SHANG
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学附属盛京医院小儿呼吸内科，沈阳 110004
- Keywords:
Mucus;
Pathology;
Characteristics;
Lung
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2022;49(5):307-310
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In the state of disease, the mucin composition and fluid secretion of respiratory mucus change significantly, which changes the physical and chemical properties of mucus, so as to promote the progress of the disease.Respiratory mucus has different characteristics in different diseases, which is reflected in the formation mechanism, components, functions and so on.This paper mainly expounds the different characteristics of children′s respiratory mucus(especially mucus plug)in bronchial asthma, lower respiratory tract infection, cystic fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
