Mi-Ok Ko

Restoration of glucocorticoid receptor expression by sterol-enriched Sargassum horneri attenuates particulate matter-induced epithelial stress and surfactant transcriptional alterations in alveolar type II epithelial cells

Ambient particulate matter (PM) disrupts alveolar epithelial integrity by inducing oxidative stress and inflammatory signaling. While Sargassum horneri has been reported to protect against PM-associated airway injury, whether its sterol-enriched fraction contributes to glucocorti...