Research Article
The Role of Infection in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Antimicrobial inflammatory cytokines in AE-IPF. Serum of 40 IPF patients (20 AE-IPF and 20 stable IPF) and 20 controls was examined with protein microarray analysis. When compared with controls and stable IPF patients, AE-IPF patients showed significant increases in the levels of IL-6, IFN-γ, MIG, IL-17, and IL-9. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test was used to compare three groups. , , AE IPF vs. controls. , , AE IPF vs. stable IPF.
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