Publications by authors named "Aislin Fields"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates potential soluble biomarkers in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) that could help diagnose systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), which is a rare and complex condition.
- A systematic review of 768 studies narrowed down to 38 relevant articles, with 13 included in meta-analyses, identifying three key biomarkers: KL-6, SP-D, and IL-8 that show significant elevation in SSc-ILD patients compared to healthy controls.
- The findings suggest that KL-6, SP-D, and IL-8 are promising as reliable diagnostic biomarkers for SSc-ILD, but more research is needed to validate other proposed biomarkers
