ELEVATED LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-8 AND TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA IN BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID FROM PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS SYNDROME:

Background.Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), the most important long-term complication after lung transplantation, is thought to be a manifestation of chronic rejection within the airways, with the hallmarks inflammation and fibroproliferation.Methods.To characterize the inflammatory process in the c