Decreased Apoptotic Rate of Alveolar Macrophages of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

<table>Mean number of positive objects (positive-stained cells) for apoptotic markers between IPF patients (blue) and control (red). A statistically significant increased number of Apoptag objects and of the antiapoptosis marker bcl-2 are observed in the control group compared to IPF patients. </table>

Pulmonary Medicine

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Figure 3: Decreased Apoptotic Rate of Alveolar Macrophages of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 