Plasma B Lymphocyte Stimulator and B Cell Differentiation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
Xue J, Kass DJ, Bon J, Vuga L, Tan J, Csizmadia E, Otterbein L, Soejima M, Levesque MC, Gibson KF, Kaminski N, Pilewski JM, Donahoe M, Sciurba FC, Duncan SR. Plasma B Lymphocyte Stimulator and B Cell Differentiation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 191: 2089-2095. PMID: 23872052, PMCID: PMC3804013, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisB cellsIPF patientsIPF subjectsLung diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease subjectsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patientsPatient lung volumePulmonary artery pressureB cell aggregatesRestrictive lung diseasePulmonary fibrosis patientsB lymphocyte stimulatorB cell survivalArtery pressureIPF pathogenesisB cell differentiationIPF lungsNonspecific therapyBLyS levelsPulmonary fibrosisComplement depositionLung volumeLymphocyte stimulatorPatient outcomesAssessment of lung volume collapsibility in chronic obstructive lung disease patients using CT
Kundu S, Gu S, Leader JK, Tedrow JR, Sciurba FC, Gur D, Kaminski N, Pu J. Assessment of lung volume collapsibility in chronic obstructive lung disease patients using CT. European Radiology 2013, 23: 1564-1572. PMID: 23494492, PMCID: PMC3657332, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2746-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary function testsUpper lobeLower lobeWhole lungLung lobesChronic obstructive lung disease patientsDisease severityGOLD categoriesObstructive lung disease patientsLung disease patientsMean lung densityTotal lung volumeAssessment of lungLobar volume changesFEV1/Lung functionExpiration volumeFunction testsGOLD classificationInspiration/expirationDisease patientsRV/Air trappingLung volumeCT examinations