Neutrophil levels correlate with quantitative extent and progression of fibrosis in IPF: results of a single-centre cohort study.

Andrew AchaiahEmily FraserPeter SaundersRachel K HoylesRachel BenamoreLing-Pei Ho

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2023)

Our study shows that neutrophil rather than monocyte levels correlated with quantifiable increase in fibrosis on imaging of the lungs in IPF, suggesting its relative greater contribution to progression of fibrosis in IPF.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
high resolution
dendritic cells
liver fibrosis
endothelial cells
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging