It has been extremely difficult to determine what proportion of the fluid recovered by lavage represents alveolar fluid from the distal airways and alveoli, so-called epithelial lining fluid (ELF).

近日，北京友谊医院通州院区呼吸内科团队为一名确诊肺泡蛋白沉积症（Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, PAP）的患者成功实施了两肺大容量全肺灌洗术（Whole Lung Lavage, WLL），术后患者呼吸困难显著改善。

with a pivot to investigate how alveolar macrophages become impaired in PAP. Traditionally, treatment of PAP consists of placing the patient on a ventilator and performing a whole lung lavage ...

Importantly, while four of the five patients required at least one whole lung lavage (WLL ... Molgramostim works by stimulating alveolar macrophages that are otherwise impaired by antibodies ...