Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease in terms of presentation, duration, and severity. Due
to this heterogeneity, it is difficult to align treatment decisions. Biomarkers have proved to be …

Club cell secretory protein (CC16) is encoded by the SCGB1A1 gene. It is also known as
CC10, secretoglobin, or uteroglobin. CC16 is a 16 kDa homodimeric protein secreted …

Sarcoidosis affects the nervous system in 10% of cases. When it does so it can affect any
part of the nervous system and with all degrees of severity. It forms part of the differential …

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that involves the eyes in 10–55% of cases,
sometimes without systemic involvement. All eye structures can be affected, but uveitis is the …

Aim: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of lung disorders characterized by interstitial
lung thickening. Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is a molecule that is predominantly …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a useful procedure for differential diagnosis of interstitial
lung diseases (ILDs) and for identification of granulomatous lung diseases. We investigated …

Background Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown origin with a
variable and often unpredictable course and pattern of organ involvement. In this study we …

Introduction: The pathogenesis of sarcoidosis is not yet completely understood, although in
recent years our knowledge has made considerable progress. Areas covered: This review …

These findings have implications for clinical practice and research. The limitations of
established biomarkers underscore the need for improved diagnostic tools in sarcoidosis …

Background The pathogenetic and regulatory roles of natural killer (NK) and natural killer T-
like cells in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), fibrotic and granulomatous of unknown etiology …