B cell-activating factors in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Masaki HiroseToru AraiChikatoshi SugimotoTakayuki TakimotoReiko SugawaraShojiro MinomoSayoko ShintaniNaoko TakeuchiKanako KatayamaYasushi InoueTomoko KagawaTakahiko KasaiMasanori AkiraYoshikazu InouePublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2021)
BAFF and APRIL levels of sera and BALF in APAP were significantly increased compared with healthy volunteer and disease control, and the BAFF and APRIL pathway might have important specific roles in pathogenesis of APAP. Our data suggest a new perspective of future treatment for APAP.