Article
High expression of neutral endopeptidase in idiopathic diffuse hyperplasia of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Nov 1998
Cohen A J, King T E, Gilman L B, Magill-Solc C, Miller Y E
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic diffuse hyperplasia of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (IDHPNC) is a clinicopathological entity characterized by a diffuse hyperplasia of neuroendocrine cells involving distal bronchi and bronchioles. The pathogenesis of this syndrome remains unknown. The hyperplastic neuroendocrine (NE...
Topics
- Aged
- Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
- Autocrine Communication
- Blotting, Western
- Bombesin
- Bronchi
- Cell Division
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Fibroblasts
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lung
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation