Article
Alveolar macrophage populations are distorted in immunocompromised patients with pneumonitis.
The European respiratory journal - 1 May 1992
Bray D H, Squire S B, Bagdades E, Mulvenna P M, Johnson M A, Poulter L W
Abstract excerpt
Alveolar macrophages (AM) were obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from patients presenting with pneumonitis: 30 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and 12 transplant recipients. Nine normal volunteers acted as controls. The cells were washed and cytospins prepared. Monoc...
Topics
- Adult
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Markers
- HIV Infections
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Leukocyte Count
- Macrophages, Alveolar
- Phenotype
- Pneumonia
- Prospective Studies