Prognostic value of immunohistochemical surfactant protein A expression in regenerative/hyperplastic alveolar epithelial cells in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

• Main Authors: Kajiki Akira (Author), Fukushima Kazuo (Author), Kawabata Masaharu (Author), Wakamatsu Kentaro (Author), Kitasato Yasuhiko (Author), Nagata Nobuhiko (Author), Kitahara Yoshinari (Author), Watanabe Kentaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is difficult to predict survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Recently, several proteins, such as surfactant protein (SP) and KL-6, have been reported to be useful biologic markers for prediction of prognosis fo...