Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the investigation of cell-mediated defence mechanisms against lung cancer

Eur Respir J. 1990 Mar;3(3):370-1.

Authors

M Spatafora¹, A M Merendino, G Chiappara, M Melis, D Volpes, V Bellia, G Bonsignore

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 2187710

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / immunology*
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / pathology
Humans
Immunity, Cellular
Killer Cells, Natural / immunology
Lung Neoplasms / immunology*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lymphocytes / immunology
Macrophages / immunology
Pulmonary Alveoli / immunology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology

Substances

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha