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pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-2-16
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pubmed:abstractText |
The aim was to find out how the IL-12 and IL-18 levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) correspond to the inflammatory activity of the hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). We studied 12 patients with HP and 13 normal subjects. IL-12 and IL-18 levels were measured using ELISA kits. We found a significantly higher plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) concentration (55 vs. 34 U/L, P=0.0016), lymphocyte percentage (57 vs. 14%, P<0.001), CD8+ cells (32 vs. 17%, P<0.001) and a lower CD4/CD8 ratio (1.2 vs. 2.0, P<0.0001). The IL-12 and IL-18 levels in BALF were significantly higher in HP patients than in healthy subjects (3.9 vs. 3.2 pg/ml, P=0.003 and 14.2 vs. 6.15 pg/ml, P% 0.0001, respectively). We found a strong positive correlation between IL-12 and the percentage of lymphocytes (r=0.68, P=0.015) and a negative one between IL-12 and the percentage of macrophages in BALF (r=-0.64, P=0.024). We conclude that upregulation of the Th1 cell cytokine profile may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of HP.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
1899-1505
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
59 Suppl 6
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
499-505
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Bronchoscopy,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Cytokines,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Electrocardiography,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Flow Cytometry,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Interleukin-12,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Interleukin-18,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Oxygen,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Respiratory Function Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:19218674-Th1 Cells
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pubmed:year |
2008
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Upregulation of Th1 cytokine profile in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pneumology, Bialystok Medical University, Bialystok, Poland. robmroz@wp.pl
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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