Studies on hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) do not support the concept on its antifibrotic properties in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

Piotr Kopinski (Bydgoszcz, Poland), Piotr Kopinski, Joanna Chorostowska, Grzegorz Przybylski, Andrzej Dyczek, Ewelina Wedrowska, Marek Jankowski, Adam Szpechcinski, Agata Gizycka, Joanna Golinska

Source: International Congress 2015 – Interstitial lung diseases II
Session: Interstitial lung diseases II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3850
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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Piotr Kopinski (Bydgoszcz, Poland), Piotr Kopinski, Joanna Chorostowska, Grzegorz Przybylski, Andrzej Dyczek, Ewelina Wedrowska, Marek Jankowski, Adam Szpechcinski, Agata Gizycka, Joanna Golinska. Studies on hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) do not support the concept on its antifibrotic properties in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3850

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