Qing Ye, Masaki Fujita, Hiroshi Ouchi, Ichiro Inoshima, Takashige Maeyama, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Yasuhiro Horiuchi, Nobuyuki Hara, Yoichi Nakanishi
BACKGROUND: Although Clara cell secretory protein (CC-10) has been ascribed an anti-inflammatory role in lung diseases, its precise role remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To further our understanding of the role of CC-10 in inflammatory lung diseases, CC-10 protein levels were measured. METHODS: Sera or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids were collected from patients with different inflammatory lung diseases including bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), sarcoidosis, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), pneumonia and lung cancer...
September 2004: Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases