Autoantibodies are present in the bronchoalveolar lavage but not circulation in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
Karim BoustaniPoonam GhaiRachele InvernizziRichard J HewittToby M MaherQuan-Zhen LiPhilip L MolyneauxJames A HarkerPublished in: ERJ open research (2022)
Airway autoantibodies that are not present systemically identify a group of patients with fILD and the mechanisms by which these autoantibodies contribute to disease requires further investigation.