Serum YKL-40 is a reliable biomarker for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Evaluation of Circulating YKL-40 Levels in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

(2014) Nicoline M. Korthagen et al.   LUNG

Role of tumor associated macrophages in tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis

(2014) Vladimir Riabov et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The chitinase-like protein YKL-40 increases mucin5AC production in human bronchial epithelial cells

(2013) Chunyi Liu et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Serum KL-6 is a predictor of outcome in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

(2013) Francesco Bonella et al.   Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Assessment and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a reference center

(2013) Ilaria Campo et al.   Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

The relation of circulating YKL-40 to levels and decline of lung function in adult life

(2013) Stefano Guerra et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

CYFRA 21-1 as a disease severity marker for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

(2013) Toru Arai et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Wash-out kinetics and efficacy of a modified lavage technique for alveolar proteinosis

(2012) Francesco Bonella et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: Treatment options in year 2013

(2012) STEFFEN LETH et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Genetic polymorphisms in chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) are associated with circulating YKL-40 levels, but not with angiographic coronary artery disease in a Chinese population

(2011) Jian Lei Zheng et al.   CYTOKINE

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: New insights from a single-center cohort of 70 patients

(2011) Francesco Bonella et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Promoter polymorphisms in the chitinase 3-like 1 gene influence the serum concentration of YKL-40 in Danish patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in healthy subjects

(2011) Kaspar R Nielsen et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Role of Breast Regression Protein–39 in the Pathogenesis of Cigarette Smoke–Induced Inflammation and Emphysema

(2010) Hiroshi Matsuura et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The molecular basis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

(2010) Brenna Carey et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Increased expression of YKL-40, a chitinase-like protein, in serum and lung of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(2010) Kazuki Furuhashi et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Serum and BALF YKL-40 levels are predictors of survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(2010) Nicoline M. Korthagen et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Granulocyte/macrophage-colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies and myeloid cell immune functions in healthy subjects

(2008) K. Uchida et al.   BLOOD

A functional variation in CHI3L1 is associated with severity of liver fibrosis and YKL-40 serum levels in chronic hepatitis C infection

(2008) Marie-Luise Berres et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Effect of Variation inCHI3L1on Serum YKL-40 Level, Risk of Asthma, and Lung Function

(2008) Carole Ober et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE