[Evaluation of some functions of polymorphonuclear granulocytes in lung cancer patients during chemotherapy].

Lung cancer (NSCLC and SCLC) is one of most frequent carcinoma. Lung cancer is at the top of the list of cancers causing mortality in males. Many patients are qualified to chemotherapy which causes neutropenia.

[Comparison of cellular composition of induced sputum, bronchial washings and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and COPD].

Unlabelled: This study compares the cellular profiles of induced sputum (IS), bronchial washing (BW), and BAL fluid (BAL) in newly diagnosed sarcoidosis (BBS) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) patients to COPD group, and examines whether inflammatory cell counts from IS correlated with inflammatory cell counts from BW and BAL in sarcoidosis and HP patients.

Methods: We recruited 23 untreated patients with stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis, 15 untreated patients with HP and 17 COPD patients. Sputum was induced with hypertonic saline solution in all individuals.