Peripheral alveolar nitric oxide concentration reflects alveolar inflammation in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

ERJ Open Res. 2018 Mar 23;4(1):00071-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00071-2017. eCollection 2018 Jan.

¹ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
² Dept of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
³ Research Division for Development of Anti-Infective Agents, Institute of Development, Agieng and Cancer, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
⁴ Division of Respiratory and Infection Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
⁵ Bioscience Medical Research Centre, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
⁶ Clinical Research Centre, NHO Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Centre, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

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