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SUBMITTER: Hwang JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545112 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hwang Ji Young JY Silva-Sanchez Aaron A Carragher Damian M DM Garcia-Hernandez Maria de la Luz ML Rangel-Moreno Javier J Randall Troy D TD
Frontiers in immunology 20200925
Inducible Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue (iBALT) is an ectopic lymphoid tissue associated with severe forms of chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and asthma, suggesting that iBALT may exacerbate these clinical conditions. However, despite the link between pulmonary pathology and iBALT formation, the role of iBALT in pathogenesis remains unknown. Here we tested whether the presence of iBALT in the lung ...[more]