Disordered expression of procoagulant and profibrinolytic factors by mononuclear
phagocytes of the lung (ie lung alveolar macrophages (LAM) and interstitial macrophages)
may have important bearings on inflammatory lung tissue destruction and repair. Based on
this hypothesis we have measured the presence of trigger molecules and activation
products of the coagulation and fibrinolytic system in cell-free bronchoalveolar lavage fluid …