Enlarged, activated alveolar macrophages as quantitative surrogates of disease activity in pulmonary sarcoidosis
AM enlargement and activation features are quantitative, reproducible surrogates of disease activity in pulmonary sarcoidosis. Clinical implications: Quantitative assessment of alveolar macrophage morphology may aid in assessment and monitoring of sarcoidosis activity and treatment response.
Authors
- Nobutaka Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6257-3144)
- Haruyuki Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-9246)
- Koh Nakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-9497)
- Manabu Ishida
- Takeshi Saraya
Institutions
- Kyorin University (JP)
- Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1739663
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00