Alteration of surfactant proteins A and D in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. - Concepedia

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Alteration of surfactant proteins A and D in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

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2001

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Jiu Xin Qu, Lingnan He, Jue Pan, X Chen, David C. Morrison, X Li

Abstract

These results suggest that the concentrations of SP-A and SP-D in BALF are increased by pneumocystis carinii specific stimulation, but the alteration is not related to the corticosteriod usage.