Quantitative assessment of the proliferative response of bronchoalveolar mononuclear cells to specific agents is a useful diagnostic test; a well-studied example is chronic beryllium disease.

Bronchoalveolar lavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage is performed during bronchoscopy. Sterile water is injected through the bronchoscope into a segment of the lung. The fluid is then suctioned back and ...

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Consistent with lung surfactant build up in the children’s lungs and the monocyte migration impairment, the researchers found a decreased number of alveolar macrophages in their patients’ ...

Fellows have the opportunity to learn and perform bronchoscopic techniques, including bronchoalveolar lavage and biopsies, and gain understanding of pulmonary function studies, blood gas measurements, ...

As strategies are developed to manage viral infections, understanding the interplay of pathogens in coinfection disease ...

and reduced inflammatory cell accumulation in bronchoalveolar fluid. In a model of polymicrobial sepsis, Slit2N reduced vascular permeability in the kidney and spleen and improved the survival of ...

Working with the Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, as well as other UAB divisions and departments and coordinated by the CCTS, the IRB has endorsed an ...

This research expands the test's use and includes the development of a companion test for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples to be used in conjunction with bronchoscopy. Announced the ...