Macrophage-epithelial crosstalk during alveolar epithelial repair following pathogen-induced pulmonary inflammation [Elektronische Ressource] / by Lidija Cakarova

Macrophage-Epithelial Crosstalk during Alveolar Epithelial Repair following Pathogen-induced Pulmonary Inflammation Inaugural Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Medicine in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the PhD-Degree of the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen by Lidija Cakarova from Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia thGiessen, July 10 , 2009 From the Department of Internal Medicine II Director: Prof. Dr. W. Seeger of the Faculty of Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen First Supervisor and Committee Member: Prof. Dr. J. Lohmeyer Second Supervisor and Committee Member: Priv.-Doz. Dr. B. Schmeck Committee Members: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Thiel Prof. Dr. H. Hackstein thDate of Doctoral Defence: July 10 , 2009 I I. Table of Contents I. Table of Contents........................................................................................................... I II. List of Figures............................................................................................................. IV III. Abbreviations ............................................................................................................ VII 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Pulmonary alveolus .................