NK and NKT cells in the diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases presenting with a lymphocytic alveolitis

Diffuse lung diseases (DLD) are characterized by different immunophenotypes in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of BALF NK and NKT cell counts of patients with...

Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - February 13, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oksana Sokhatska, Eva Padr ão, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Marília Beltrão, Patrícia Caetano Mota, Natália Melo, Luís Delgado and António Morais Tags: Research article Source Type: research