Human SV40 Immortalized Small Airway Epithelial Cell Line

Background:  The Small Airways Epithelial Cells Form A Continuous Lining To The Airways Play A Unique Role As A Protective Physical And Functional Barrier To External Deleterious Agents.  These Cells Function In The Regulation Of Immune Responses By Contributing To Host Defense Through Chemokine Production, Adhesion Molecule Expression, And Possibly Antigen Presentation Via HLA-DR Expression.  These Cells Provide An Ideal Model For The Studies Of Toxicity, Respiratory Fibrosis, Astroma, Pathogenesis, Pharmacology Or Airway Wow Hearing. These Cells Help Host Defense Through The Production Of Chemokines, The Expression Of Adhesion Molecules, And The Presentation Of HLA-DR Expressed Possible Antigens, Thereby Regulating Immune Response. These Cells Provide An Ideal Model For The Study Of Toxicity, Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Pathogenesis, Pharmacology Or Airway Wound Healing. Animal Species/Oganism & Nbsp; People Organization Source; Tissue And Cell Type  Morphology Of Small Airway Epithelial Cells; Epithelial Cell Like, Adherent Growth Precautions: This Product Is For Scientific Research Only.