title: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis--is host defense awry?
authors.affiliation: Division of Integrative Biology in the Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA.
authors.forename: Claire M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Doerschuk
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000502:physiology*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000502:physiology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000503:physiopathology; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor