Immunological characteristics of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood across connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious complication of connective tissue diseases (CTDs). The heterogeneity of ILDs reflects differences in pathogenesis among diseases. This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of CTD-ILDs via a detailed analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF...

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Main Authors: Aiko Hirano, Aki Sakashita, Wataru Fujii, Kevin Baßler, Taisuke Tsuji, Masatoshi Kadoya, Atsushi Omoto, Noriya Hiraoka, Tatsuya Imabayashi, Yoshiko Kaneko, Hideaki Sofue, Yosuke Maehara, Takahiro Seno, Makoto Wada, Masataka Kohno, Wataru Fukuda, Kei Yamada, Koichi Takayama, Yutaka Kawahito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1408880/full