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 outcomes