TY - JOUR T1 - Current perspectives in epithelial cell injury and repair: consequences for epithelial functions JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW SP - 126 LP - 130 DO - 10.1183/09059180.05.00009701 VL - 14 IS - 97 AU - R. Lutter AU - M. Spiteri Y1 - 2005/12/01 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/14/97/126.abstract N2 - Epithelial cells lining the airways and the respiratory compartment may, and certainly when exposed to an inflammatory milieu, display an altered functioning, which could contribute to pathophysiology of inflammatory lung/airway disease. In the present review paper, several issues that were discussed at an earlier European Respiratory Society Research Seminar on conditions that affect epithelial functioning have been recapitulated and updated. These and future studies should improve understanding of epithelial functioning and may aid recovery from disease. ER -