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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Main Authors: Elinor Lee, Kevin J. Williams, Cormac McCarthy, James P. Bridges, Elizabeth F. Redente, Thomas Q. de Aguiar Vallim, Robert A. Barrington, Tisha Wang, Elizabeth J. Tarling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227524000014