Journal
LUNG
Volume 199, Issue 2, Pages 155-164Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00434-w
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Broncho-alveolar lavage; Peripheral blood; C-reactive protein; Eosinophil; Lymphocyte; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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- Johannes Kepler University Linz
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This study found that blood lymphocyte and eosinophil fractions, NLR, CRP, and BAL lymphocyte fraction may help differentiate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory/fibrotic patterns in ILD patients.
Purpose To evaluate the association of peripheral blood (PBL) and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) biomarkers with inflammatory versus fibrotic high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. Methods HRCT findings of 127 consecutive ILD-board patients were semi-quantitatively evaluated: reticulation/honeycombing (RET), traction bronchiectasis (TBR) and emphysema (EMP) were classified as non-inflammatory/fibrotic; consolidations (CON), ground glass opacities (GGO), parenchymal nodules (NDL) and mosaic attenuation (MOS) as active inflammatory. Each HRCT finding was assessed in six distinct lung regions, resulting scores were graded as minimal (0-1 regions involved), medium (2-4) or extensive (5-6). Associations of routinely assessed PBL/BAL biomarkers with these HRCT scores were evaluated using Spearman correlation coefficients and graphical presentation; significance was tested by applying Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results Blood neutrophil, lymphocyte and eosinophil fraction, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and BAL lymphocyte fraction consistently showed opposite correlations with inflammatory versus non-inflammatory/fibrotic HRCT finding scores. Blood lymphocyte fraction significantly differed by graded GGO (p = 0.032) and CON (p = 0.027) extent, eosinophil fraction by TBR (p = 0.006) and NLR by CON (p = 0.009). C-reactive protein was significantly related to GGO (p = 0.023) and CON (p = 0.004), BAL lymphocyte fraction to GGO (p = 0.017) extent. Conclusion Blood lymphocyte and eosinophil fraction, NLR, CRP and BAL lymphocyte fraction may aid to differentiate inflammatory from non-inflammatory/fibrotic ILD patterns.
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