Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis--is host defense awry?

N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 8;356(6):547-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp068259.

Author

Claire M Doerschuk¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Integrative Biology in the Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA.

PMID: 17287475
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068259

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MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / physiology*
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / therapeutic use
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / immunology
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / physiology*
Humans
Macrophages, Alveolar / physiology*
Neutrophils / physiology*
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / drug therapy
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / immunology
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / physiopathology*
Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
Pulmonary Surfactants
Signal Transduction

Substances

Autoantibodies
Pulmonary Surfactants
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor