From: Tissue is an issue in the search for biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Study | Patients/sample type | Biomarker/method | Main results |
---|---|---|---|
[25] | 17 CTD-UIP | FF count/area | Lower FF counts/areas in CTD-UIP |
18 IPF-UIP | LA count/area | Higher LA counts/areas in RA-ILD | |
 | NSIP features | Higher prevalence of NSIP in CTD-UIP | |
SLB | Â | ||
Lung transplant | HC | ||
[26] | 12 NSIP | CXCR3 | CXCR3+ lymphocytes higher in NSIP |
10 IPF | CCR4 | CCR4+ lymphocytes higher in IPF | |
SLB | IHC | ||
[27] | 9 IPF-UIP | Epimorphin | Epimorphin higher in NSIP than in IPF |
8 NSIP | Â | ||
 | IHC | ||
 | Western blotting | ||
SLB | Northern blotting | ||
[28] | 8 IPF | p53, Mdm2, ubiquitin, Bax, p21 | p53, phosphorylated p53, Mdm2 and Bax higher in IPF |
5 NSIP | Â | ||
 | IHC | ||
 | TUNEL | ||
SLB | Western blotting | ||
[29] | 26 IPF-UIP | MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-2 | More MMP-9 in IPF |
11 NSIP | Â | More MMP-2 in NSIP and BOOP | |
6 BOOP | Â | ||
SLB | IHC |