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Fibrocyte measurement in peripheral blood correlates with number of cultured mature fibrocytes in vitro and is a potential biomarker for interstitial lung disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Respiratory research - 18 Jul 2017
Just Søren Andreas, Lindegaard Hanne, Hejbøl Eva Kildall, Davidsen Jesper Rømhild, Bjerring Niels, Hansen Søren Werner Karlskov, Schrøder Henrik Daa, Hansen Inger Marie Jensen, Barington Torben, Nielsen Christian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be a severe extra-articular disease manifestation in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). A potential role of fibrocytes in RA associated ILD (RA-ILD) has not previously been described. We present a modified faster method for measuring circulating fibrocytes, without intracellular staining. The results are compared to the traditional culture method, where the number of...
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