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7458083

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed in 47 volunteers: 19 nonsmokers and 28 smokers. Total protein, albumin, immunoglobulins G and A, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were measured in the concentrated lavage effluent. Although a significant increase (p < 0.001) in the ratio of CEA to total protein recovered from the group of smokers was found, this increase primarily reflected the greater increase that occurred in a subgroup of 7 smokers. However, the increases in lavage CEA correlated weakly (p = 0.096) with smoking history in pack-years, and not at all with plasma CEA concentrations. Results regarding the number of cells recovered and immunoglobulin-to-albumin concentration ratios in these subjects were similar to those reported by others. Thus, CEA was increased in the lavage fluid of a subgroup of otherwise normal young smokers. It is possible that CEA might serve as a useful indicator of future airway disease in certain young smokers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-0805
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitation of carcinoembryonic antigen in the lung lining fluid of normal smokers and nonsmokers.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't