The focus of this article is to review the recent advances in proteome analysis of human
body fluids, including plasma/serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, bronchoalveolar …

▪ Abstract Host defenses at the mucosal surface of the airways evolved to present many
layers of protection against inhaled microbes. Normally, the intrapulmonary airways are …

Allergic asthma is characterized by persistent airway inflammation and remodeling.
Bronchoalveolar lavage conducted with fiberoptic bronchoscopy has been widely used for …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) provides an important diagnostic tool that can facilitate the
diagnosis of various diffuse lung diseases. BAL fluid can be analyzed to determine white …

Lung diseases (LD) are one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Although it is
known that chronic airway inflammation and excessive tissue repair are processes …

The proteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) can give insight into
pulmonary disease pathology and response to therapy. Here, we describe the first gel-free …

Lung cancer currently ranks as the neoplasia with the highest global mortality rate. Although
some improvements have been introduced in recent years, new advances in diagnosis are …

The aim of this study was to analyze the type of immune response (Th1, Th2) and protein
composition of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of patients with sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis …

Lung diseases are essentially multi-factorial diseases that require a global analysis, and
thus, cannot be understood through the sole analysis of individual or small numbers of …

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) is an important diagnostic source to investigate cellular
and molecular changes in the course of lung disorders. The pattern of soluble proteins in …