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Background Pulmonary sarcoidosis has a variable course ranging from self-limiting disease to progressive fibrosis. Activation of fibroblasts, myofibroblast transformation, and matrix production may contribute to pulmonary damage in sarcoidosis. These processes are influenced by pulmonary cytokines which can be measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). In order to clarify the incompletely understood...
Background Pulmonary compliance can be viewed as an indicator of distensibility of the lungs, not only in asbestos-induced pulmonary disorders but also in visceral pleural fibrosis extending into the lung parenchyma. In this study we evaluated static compliance measurements in asbestos-derived diseases, especially in patients with parietal pleura plaques. Lung function analyses, especially static...
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