Lung microbiome and host immune tone in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with inhaled interferon-γ

Lung microbiome and host immune tone in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with inhaled interferon-γ

Therapies targeting inflammation reveal inconsistent results in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Aerosolised interferon (IFN)-γ has been proposed as a novel therapy. Changes in the host airway microbiome are associated with the inflammatory milieu and may be associated with disease progression....

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Main Authors: Jing Wang, Melissa Lesko, Michelle H. Badri, Bianca C. Kapoor, Benjamin G. Wu, Yonghua Li, Gerald C. Smaldone, Richard Bonneau, Zachary D. Kurtz, Rany Condos, Leopoldo N. Segal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-07-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/00008-2017.full

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