These vessels transport blood cells, nutrients, and oxygen to the tissues of the body. They also take waste and carbon dioxide away from the tissues. Blood vessels are needed to sustain life, because ...

While ILDs are a diverse group of lung diseases, they all affect the interstitial space (interstitium)—a network of blood vessels and connective tissues in and surrounding the air sacs of the ...

These air sacs make up most of your lung tissue. Lung diseases affecting your alveoli include: The interstitium is the thin, delicate lining between your alveoli. Tiny blood vessels run through ...

"We've shown for the first time how perivascular cells trigger inflammation and signal blood vessel changes when surrounding tissues are altered." The study used an innovative "blood vessel on-a ...

Interstitial hypertension and impaired ... In conclusion, the spatial and temporal heterogeneities in blood supply and vessel permeability along with poor lymphatic drainage help to create an ...

This scar tissue can prevent oxygen from moving easily from your lungs into your blood and may cause diffuse (widespread) interstitial lung disease. The symptoms that you may experience include a ...

Symvess is a sterile, acellular tissue engineered vessel composed of human extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins typically found in human blood vessels. It is manufactured using a tissue engineering ...