Bronchoalveoloar lavage fluid cytokines and chemokines as markers and predictors for the outcome of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis patients.docVIP

Available online /content/11/4/R111 Research article Open Access Vol 11 No 4 Bronchoalveoloar lavage fluid cytokines and chemokines as markers and predictors for the outcome of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis patients Katrin Schmidt1, Lorena Martinez-Gamboa1, Susan Meier2, Christian Witt3, Christian Meisel4, Leif G Hanitsch3, Mike O Becker1, Doerte Huscher5, Gerd R Burmester1 and Gabriela Riemekasten1 1Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-Universit?tsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany 2Department of Radiology, Charité-Universit?ts