Background: A diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) may include surgical lung biopsy
(SLB), which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and also appreciable …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common and lethal form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia. The disease, which occurs primarily in middle-aged and older adults, is …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common and lethal of the idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias, is defined by a radiological and/or pathological pattern of usual interstitial …

Rationale: Surgical lung biopsy is often required for a confident multidisciplinary diagnosis
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Alternative, less-invasive biopsy methods, such as …

Background Histology is a key element for the multidisciplinary diagnosis of fibrotic diffuse
parenchymal lung diseases (f-DPLD) when the clinical-radiological picture is nondiagnostic. …

Purpose Pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a relatively uncommon,
high-grade neuroendocrine tumor sharing several features with small-cell lung carcinoma …

CD40 ligand (CD40L) stimulation induces proinflammatory and immunomodulatory activity
in monocytes. Here, we report on the effects of the steroid hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin …

In this research 12 different varieties of Capsicum cultivars belonging to three species (Capsicum
chinense, Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens) and of various colour, shape, and …

To study lactic acid bacteria (LAB) biodiversity and to evaluate their potential for use in dairy
applications, eight raw cows' milk batches were sampled from five dairy factories located in …

Rationale: The diagnostic concordance between transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC)—versus
surgical lung biopsy (SLB) as the current gold standard—in interstitial lung disease (ILD…