ELEVATED LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-8 AND TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID FROM PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS SYNDROME:

Abstract

We assume that IL-8 and TGF-beta may act as key mediators for airway inflammation and fibroproliferation in the pathogenesis of OB, with bronchial epithelial cells serving as a relevant source of IL-8.