Immunoprofiling bronchoalveolar lavage cells reveals multifaceted smoking-associated immune dysfunction
Background Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an underutilised tool in the search for pulmonary disease biomarkers. While leukocytes with effector and suppressor function play important roles in airway immunity and tumours, it remains unclear if frequencies and phenotypes of BAL leukocytes can be usefu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2023-06-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/3/00688-2022.full |