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Morphology of Pneumocystis carinii and activation of the plasmalemmal vesicular system in alveolar epithelial cells of the host
Author(s) -
NIELSEN M. H.,
SETTNES O. P.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1991.tb05142.x
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , ultrastructure , alveolar epithelium , microbiology and biotechnology , epithelium , biology , dexamethasone , alveolar cells , pulmonary alveolus , host (biology) , pathology , lung , immunology , respiratory disease , medicine , anatomy , pneumocystis jirovecii , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , ecology , endocrinology
Lungs from rats with dexamethasone‐induced Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were examined. The ultrastructure of Pneumocystis carinii and their zone of attachment on type I alveolar epithelial cells are described. An activation of the plasmalemmal vesicular system of type I alveolar epithelial cells was observed and is described here for the first time. The significance of this observation is discussed.