The lower airways microbiome and antimicrobial peptides in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis differ from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Kristel S KnudsenSverre LehmannRune NielsenSolveig TangedalIngvild HaalandPieter S HiemstraTomas M EaganPublished in: PloS one (2022)
IPF differed in microbial diversity from COPD and controls, accompanied by differences in antimicrobial peptides. Beta diversity similarity between OW and PBAL in IPF may indicate that microaspiration contributes to changes in its microbiome.