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Comparative Study
. 2021 Sep 1;204(5):608-610.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202012-4418LE.

Reduced Proportion and Activity of Natural Killer Cells in the Lung of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Tamara Cruz  1 , Minxue Jia  1   2 , John Sembrat  1 , Tracy Tabib  1 , Naomi Agostino  1 , Tullia C Bruno  1 , Dario Vignali  1 , Pablo Sanchez  1 , Robert Lafyatis  1 , Ana L Mora  1 , Panayiotis Benos  1   2 , Mauricio Rojas  1
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Comparative Study

Reduced Proportion and Activity of Natural Killer Cells in the Lung of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Tamara Cruz et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The proportions of NK cells in fresh human lung tissue from healthy control subjects were determined and divided by age (younger subjects in dark gray [n = 14] and older subjects in light gray [n = 22]), the presence of IPF-UL (green, n = 8), and the presence of IPF-LL (yellow, n = 8). *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 by Kruskal-Wallis test with a post hoc comparison with correction for multiple tests (Dunn’s). IPF-LL = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis of the lower lobe; IPF-UL = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis of the upper lobe; NK = natural killer.
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