title: Interfacial properties of pulmonary surfactant layers.
abstract: The composition of the pulmonary surfactant and the border conditions of normal human breathing are relevant to characterize the interfacial behavior of pulmonary layers. Based on experimental data methods are reviewed to investigate interfacial properties of artificial pulmonary layers and to explain the behavior and interfacial structures of the main components during compression and expansion of the layers observed by epifluorescence and scanning force microscopy. Terms like over-compression, collapse, and formation of the surfactant reservoir are discussed. Consequences for the viscoelastic surface rheological behavior of such layers are elucidated by surface pressure relaxation and harmonic oscillation experiments. Based on a generalized Volmer isotherm the interfacial phase transition is discussed for the hydrophobic surfactant proteins, SP-B and SP-C, as well as for the mixtures of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) with these proteins. The behavior of the layers depends on both the oligomerisation state and the secondary structure of the hydrophobic surfactant proteins, which are controlled by the preparation of the proteins. An example for the surface properties of bronchoalveolar porcine lung washings of uninjured, injured, and Curosurf treated lavage is discussed in the light of surface behavior. An outlook summarizes the present knowledge and the main future development in this field of surface science.
authors.affiliation: Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Spandauer Damm 130, 14050 Berlin, Germany. rainer.wuestneck@charite.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wüstneck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez-Gil
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wüstneck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Fainerman
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pison
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D011510:Proteolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D037662:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A / Q000737:chemistry; D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B / Q000737:chemistry; D037721:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C / Q000737:chemistry; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D011506:Proteins; D011510:Proteolipids; D037662:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A; D037701:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B; D037721:Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine