Pulmonary surfactant protein D and respiratory syncytial virus infections / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

The pulmonary surfactant protein D ( SP-D) plays an important role in host defense and innate immunity of the lung.It has increasing evidences that SP-D involves in the pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)infection.Recent studies have demonstrated that SP-D can be used for treating infectious and inflammatory diseases of the lung .Here is to make a review on SP-D structure, function , relationship between RSV and pulmonary inflammatory disease treatment .aiming to provide some assistance for treatment of RSV infection .