Publications by authors named "R Lopez-Hernandez"
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are pathologies affecting the pulmonary interstitium and, less frequently, the alveolar and vascular epithelia. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is commonly used in ILD evaluation since it allows the sampling of the lower respiratory tract. The prognostic value of BAL cell counts in ILD is unknown.
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- * A study analyzed bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from various lung disease patients and found that high neutrophil counts correlate with a higher incidence of IPF, while higher lymphocyte counts are protective against it.
- * The findings suggest that measuring lymphocytes and neutrophils in BAL fluid could be crucial for determining the best treatment strategies for patients with ILD, impacting overall survival rates.
Background: Natural killer (NK) and CD8+ T cells are involved in the immune response against melanoma. C-Type lectin-like NK cell receptors are located in the Natural Killer Complex (NKC) region 12p13.2-p12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new HLA-A allele, A*11:288, was characterized in a Spanish individual from the Canary Islands.
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