Anti-interleukin-8 autoantibodies in patients at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome

A Kurdowska, JM Noble, IS Grant… - Critical care …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Objective To test the hypothesis that elevated concentrations of interleukin-8 associated with
anti-interleukin-8 autoantibodies (anti-interleukin-8: interleukin-8 complexes) are found in
patients at risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome who developed the disease. Design
Measurement of anti-interleukin-8: interleukin-8 complex concentrations in previously
collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluids. These fluids were obtained from patients at risk for
acute respiratory distress syndrome who subsequently either recovered or developed acute …