Alveolar macrophage lipid burden correlates with clinical improvement in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a life-threatening, rare lung syndrome for which there is no cure and no approved therapies. PAP is a disease of lipid accumulation characterized by alveolar macrophage foam cell formation. While much is known about the clinical presentation, there is a paucit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227524000014 |