Toll-like receptor 4 is overexpressed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (F-IIPs): preliminary results

K. Karagiannis, K. Antoniou, G. Margaritopoulos, A. Proklou, I. Lasithiotaki, R. Lymbouridou, H. Koutala, D. Moraitaki, N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 238
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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K. Karagiannis, K. Antoniou, G. Margaritopoulos, A. Proklou, I. Lasithiotaki, R. Lymbouridou, H. Koutala, D. Moraitaki, N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece). Toll-like receptor 4 is overexpressed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (F-IIPs): preliminary results. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 238

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