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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Main Authors: Randall Smith, Sai Yendamuri, Yeshwanth Vedire, Spencer Rosario, Robert Zollo, Deschana Washington, Stephanie Sass, Nathaniel M. Ivanick, Mary Reid, Joseph Barbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2023-06-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/3/00688-2022.full