Inflammatory signature in lung tissues in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema
Cornwell WD, Kim C, Lastra AC, Dass C, Bolla S, Wang H, Zhao H, Ramsey FV, Marchetti N, Rogers TJ, Criner GJ. Inflammatory signature in lung tissues in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Biomarkers 2018, 24: 232-239. PMID: 30411980, PMCID: PMC6509019, DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2018.1542458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial pulmonary fibrosisInflammatory profilePulmonary fibrosisLung tissueInflammatory proteinDistinct inflammatory profilesCohort of patientsCombined pulmonary fibrosisDistinct inflammatory processesEmphysematous lung tissueInflammatory protein levelsExplanted LungsInflammatory signatureInflammatory processDisease processEmphysemaPatientsEmphysematous tissueFibrosisLungProtein levelsTissue sectionsCPFETissueTissue extracts