id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-344206-53g7yjf9 Ray, Archita A looming role of mitochondrial calcium in dictating the lung epithelial integrity and pathophysiology of lung diseases 2020-09-21 .txt text/plain 2171 154 35 title: A looming role of mitochondrial calcium in dictating the lung epithelial integrity and pathophysiology of lung diseases As ciliated airway epithelium and type 2 alveolar epithelia require intense energy for executing their key functions like ciliary beating and surfactant production, it is no surprise that defects in mitochondrial function in these cells could perturb lung homeostasis and engage in the pathophysiology of lung diseases. Thus, the regulation of mitochondrial calcium in lung epithelia seems to be critical in lung homeostasis and could be decisive in the pathogenesis of various lung diseases. All these indicate the feasible role of 182 mitochondria and mitochondrial calcium towards lung homeostasis. Mitochondria: at the crossroads of regulating lung epithelial cell 792 function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Dysfunction of mitochondria Ca 2+ uptake in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial 799 cells Mitochondrial regulation of airway smooth 941 muscle functions in health and pulmonary diseases Mitochondrial dysfunction in the aged lung and COPD: A role 1006 for mitochondrial calcium ./cache/cord-344206-53g7yjf9.txt ./txt/cord-344206-53g7yjf9.txt