Article
Inflammatory cell phenotyping of the pulmonary interstitium in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 1 Jan 2007
Parra Edwin Roger, Kairalla Ronaldo Adib, Ribeiro de Carvalho Carlos Roberto, Eher Esmeralda, Capelozzi Vera Luiza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have implicated the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of lung damage in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). Investigations of inflammatory cells in IIP have show that eosinophils, neutrophils and T cells may be associated with a poorer prognosis. OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to map, by quantitative analysis, the number of inflammatory cells in the lung tissue of...
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