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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
CD14 expression on alveolar macrophages (AM) was studied in patients with sarcoidosis using immunocytochemistry and cytometric analysis. Compared with healthy control donors, patients had elevated percentages of CD14-positive AM (22 percent vs 34 percent), and the antigen density was threefold higher (92 vs 297 channels). Furthermore, soluble serum CD14 (ssCD14) was significantly elevated in patients with sarcoidosis with an average of 5.3 +/- 1.6 mg/L vs 3.2 +/- 0.7 mg/L in healthy control subjects. Follow-up of one patient, whose lung function test results improved during therapy with corticosteroids, revealed a concomitant decrease of CD14 staining on AM and of ssCD14. Statistical analysis revealed a negative correlation between CD14 expression on AM and PO2 at rest (p = 0.0005), and after labor (p = 0.02). Levels of ssCD14 gave a positive correlation to reduction of Dco (p = 0.006) and VC (p = 0.05). These data suggest that CD14 expression is related to severity of disease and that it may be useful for monitoring in sarcoidosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
349-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Antigens, CD14, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Lung Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Macrophages, Alveolar, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Oxygen, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Sarcoidosis, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Staining and Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:7508361-Vital Capacity
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of CD14 correlates with lung function impairment in pulmonary sarcoidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't