... due to upper respiratory tract contamination. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the microbiota of lung abscess by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) using the molecular method in comparison to culture methods. Methods: BALF samples obtained from the affected lesions and sputum samples...

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... analysis of lung tissues demonstrated enhancement of granuloma formation in the ovariectomized group. Such enhanced granuloma formation was significantly associated with generalized Th1-biased cytokine production in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Conclusion: These results indicate that sex hormones play...

... cells (DCs). Although large numbers of DCs infiltrate the lungs of patients with IPF, there are no similar reports in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Objectives: We aimed to investigate DC populations in BALF of IPF patients. Methods: CD1c + myeloid DCs, BDCA3 high myeloid DCs, BDCA2 + plasmacytoid...

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...D. Papakosta; K. Manika; G. Kyriazis; T. Kontakiotis; D. Gioulekas; T. Polyzoni; D. Bouros; D. Patakas Background: Eosinophilic lung diseases comprise a group of heterogeneous pulmonary disorders linked by increased eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). There is supporting evidence...

...Osamu Sakito; Jun-ichi Kadota; Shigeru Kohno; Koh Abe; Ryo Shirai; Kohei Hara We measured the levels of interleukin (IL) 1β, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and IL-8 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and sera of patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) before and after administration...

...-related parameters were not different for both groups. Hypersensitivity, atopic Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Cytology Smoking Methacholine chloride Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive 29 06 1994 9 11 1995 21 1 2009 © 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel 1996 Copyright / Drug...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pneumocystis carinii Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Blood gas analysis Lactate dehydrogenase 5 02...

...A. Debeljak; M. Mermolja; J. Šorli; M. Zupančič; M. Zorrnan; J. Remškar The success rate of cytological examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with primary or metastatic lung tumors varies considerably according to different authors. In a prospective study, we have tried...

..., such as biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. However, recent attention has been paid to its efficacy in the evaluation of interstitial lung diseases. Recent research in this area clearly showed that IS analysis could give extensive information regarding the inflammation in pulmonary sarcoidosis...

...Elif Küpeli; Demet Karnak; Sumru Beder; Oya Kayacan; Hüseyin Tutkak Background: The determination of cytokine concentrations in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) may contribute to the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) since cytokines have been ascribed an important role in TB pathogenesis...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Sarcoidosis B7 Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Single-strand conformation polymorphism Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. A combination of genetic and environmental factors is thought to cause...

...Katerina M. Antoniou; Michaels Alexandrakis; Nikolaos Tzanakis; Ioanna Tsiligianni; Eleni G. Tzortzaki; Nikolaos M. Siafakas; Demosthenes E. Bouros Background: Induced sputum (IS) has been proposed as a useful noninvasive method for the assessment of airway diseases. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid...

... gained interest for this purpose in the last decades. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytokine and nitrite levels by showing the relationship between them in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with CF and patients in which flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB...

... has not declined over the past 30 years. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid C-reactive protein Pneumonia Cytokine levels, serum Cytokine concentrations of patients with SIRS and non-SIRS are given in table  4 . IL-6 levels in serum and BAL fluids from the involved lung were higher in SIRS...

.... Sarcoidosis Apoptosis Fas Fas ligand Soluble Fas ligand Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disorder characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas, accumulation of T lymphocytes and macrophages in multiple organs. T lymphocytes and macrophages are thought...

... to be useful markers for interstitial lung diseases. Objective: The aim of this study was to measure the levels of these molecules in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis to investigate their relationship with other markers of inflammatory activity. Methods: We measured...

... measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) taken from such patients. Traditionally, CP detected in these circumstances was thought to be plasma-derived, moving into the alveolar spaces as a consequence of the increased alveolar-capillary permeability that characterises ARDS. However, recent studies...

...Masayuki Kikawada; Yuichi Ichinose; Kazushige Minemura; Masaru Takasaki; Keisuke Toyama We investigated the peripheral airways using an ultrathin bronchofiberscope and analyzed bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in 10 patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB; refractory and responsive...