Epithelial alarmin levels in exhaled breath condensate in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A pilot study.
Sebastian MajewskiDamian TworekKarolina SzewczykZofia KurmanowskaAdam AntczakPaweł GórskiWojciech Jerzy PiotrowskiPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)
IL-25 and IL-33 are detectable in the EBC obtained from IPF subjects. Increased levels of IL-33 compared to healthy controls indicate its possible role in the pathobiology of IPF.