There was a trend of increased M2 cytokines but this did not reach statistical significance because of the low patient number with serial lavages.
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Macrophage activation in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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We found, however, only distinct pro-inflammatory cytokines significantly up-regulated such as IL-8 and CXCL1 while the increase in TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels failed to reach statistical significance.