Progress on pathological characteristics of airway mucus and its characteristics in different lung diseases / 国际儿科学杂志

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.