Quantitative parameters of lymphocyte nuclear morphology in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as novel biomarkers for sarcoidosis

Autor: Yasushi Horimasu, Kakuhiro Yamaguchi, Shinjiro Sakamoto, Takeshi Masuda, Shintaro Miyamoto, Taku Nakashima, Hiroshi Iwamoto, Kazunori Fujitaka, Hironobu Hamada, Noboru Hattori
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01926-x
Popis: Abstract Background Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is one of the fundamental examinations for the differential diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), and lymphocytosis strongly indicates alternative diagnoses rather than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, the BALF lymphocytosis is observed in several ILDs. We considered that quantitative evaluation of the BALF lymphocyte nuclear morphology would be useful in the differential diagnosis of ILDs with increased BALF lymphocyte fraction. Results One hundred and twenty-one patients with ILDs having increased BALF lymphocyte fraction were recruited (68 in the development cohort and 53 in the validation cohort). In the development cohort, BALF lymphocyte nuclei in sarcoidosis patients showed significantly smaller areas, shorter perimeters, lower radius ratios, and increased roundness than those of other ILD patients (p
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