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| Cellular production | Monocytes/ Macrophages, Dentritic cells | Macrophages, Epithelial cells | Monocytes/ Macrophages, Fibroblasts, Epithelial cells, Endothelial cells | Monocytes/ Macrophages, Neutrophils | Macrophages, T cells | Biological fluids | Serum, Lung tissue, BAL | Serum, BAL | Serum, BAL | BAL, Lung tissue | BAL, Lung tissue | Concentrations in IPF versus controls | Increased | Increased | Increased | Increased | Increased | Correlation studies with clinical parameters | YES | YES | YES | YES | None | Studies on other ILDs (specificity) | Sarcoidosis, NSIP, Systemic sclerosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Vasculitis, Smoking-related ILD | Sarcoidosis, Systemic sclerosis, BOOP, Vasculitis, Hypersensitivity, pneumonitis | Sarcoidosis, Systemic sclerosis Hypersensitivity, pneumonitis, BOOP, AIP, Silicosis | Sarcoidosis, Systemic sclerosis | Sarcoidosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, Systemic sclerosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | Studies on other lung diseases | Malignancies, TB, Asthma | Bronchiolitis, Cancer, Asthma COPD, Cystic fibrosis, ARDS | Malignancies, Asthma, TB | Malignancies, Pneumonia | Lung cancer, Pneumoniae, Asthma, ARDS |
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