In Vitro Analysis of Broncho-Alveolar Lavage from a Patient with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (original) (raw)

BANGYOZOVA, M., E. LONTOVA, A. TSANOVA, A. JORDANOVA, Y. YAMAKOVA, R. PETKOV and Z. LALCHEV, 2014. In vitro analysis of broncho-alveolar lavage from a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., Supplement 1: 18–23 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a heterogenous disorder of genetic or acquired etiologies characterized by intraalveolar accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material. The clinical course of the disease is variable, ranging from spontaneous remission to respiratory failure. The aim of the present study was to compare the biochemical and biophysical characteristics of broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) from a patient with PAP, during the whole lung lavage (WLL) taken after each stage of the procedure. For this purpose biochemical and biophysical analysis of the clinical samples were made. The phospholipids (PLs) and the proteins concentrations of the samples were measured. For determination of protein content in broncho-alveolar lavage samples Lowry ...