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Distinct compartmentalization of SP-A and SP-D in the vasculature and lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Surfactant proteins SP-A and SP-D are useful biomarkers in diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Despite their high structural homology, their serum concentrations often vary in IPF patients. This retrospective study aimed to investigate distinct co...

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Autores principales: Nishikiori, Hirotaka, Chiba, Hirofumi, Ariki, Shigeru, Kuronuma, Koji, Otsuka, Mitsuo, Shiratori, Masanori, Ikeda, Kimiyuki, Watanabe, Atsushi, Kuroki, Yoshio, Takahashi, Hiroki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25488319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-196