Relevance of interferon-gamma in pathogenesis of life-threatening rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in patients with dermatomyositis

Relevance of interferon-gamma in pathogenesis of life-threatening rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in patients with dermatomyositis

Abstract Background Dermatomyositis (DM) with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (DM RP-ILD) is a life-threatening condition. Serum cytokine levels are potentially suitable biomarkers for DM RP-ILD. However, the relationships among cytokine levels, lung imaging findings, and lung patholog...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Ishikawa, Shigeru Iwata, Kentaro Hanami, Aya Nawata, Mingzeng Zhang, Kaoru Yamagata, Shintaro Hirata, Kei Sakata, Yasuyuki Todoroki, Kazuhisa Nakano, Shingo Nakayamada, Minoru Satoh, Yoshiya Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease
Dermatomyositis
IFN-γ
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1737-2

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