NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

Abstract Background Diffuse lung diseases (DLD) are characterized by different immunophenotypes in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of BALF NK and NKT cell counts of patients with DLD and lymphocytic alveolitis. Methods We assessed 202 patients with...

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Main Authors: Oksana Sokhatska, Eva Padrão, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Marília Beltrão, Patrícia Caetano Mota, Natália Melo, Luís Delgado, António Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Diffuse lung diseases
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
NKT cells
Natural killer cells
Sarcoidosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0802-1

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