Research Article

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid IFN- Th17 Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

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Fractions of IFN-γ + Th17 cells increase with radiological stage in sarcoidosis. The relationship of IFN-γ + Th17 cells and radiological stage in patients with sarcoidosis ( ) and healthy control subjects ( ). Fractions of IFN-γ + Th17 cells increase with advancing stage ( , Spearman’s rho = 0.454, and ). Bars represent median. HC: Healthy control subjects.
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