d.i.p is a rare disease. the etiology is unknown. it is characterized pathologically by massive proliferation and desquamation of alveolar cells and thickening of the alveolar walls. in our studies from 1368-73 we have three patients hospitalized earlier the prognosis would be much better. corticosteroid and other effective drugs would be helpfull in treatment of these patients.

My colleague and collaborator, the late Edgar G. Harrison, Jr., M.D., was of the opinion that “desquamation” was a fundamental phenomenon in the spectrum of usual interstitial pneumonitis. In our report’ on classic interstitial pneumonitis-flbrosis, we found that almost two-thirds of our biopsies revealed this finding. Harrison believed that the designation, “desquamative interstitial pneurnoni...

Study objectives: Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) has been identified as a distinct entity with a more favorable prognosis and better response to immunosuppressive therapies than usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). However the inflammatory profile of NSIP has not been characterized. Design: Using immunohistochemistry techniques on open lung biopsy specimens, the infiltrate in NSIP was...

Stem cells in Hydra represent one of the phylogenetically most ancient stem cell systems and, therefore, provide information for reconstructing the early history of stem cell control mechanisms. Hydra's interstitial stem cells are multipotent and differentiate into both somatic cell types and germ line cells. Although it is well accepted that cells of the interstitial cell lineage are migratory...

My colleague and collaborator, the late Edgar G. Harrison, Jr., M.D., was of the opinion that “desquamation” was a fundamental phenomenon in the spectrum of usual interstitial pneumonitis. In our report’ on classic interstitial pneumonitis-flbrosis, we found that almost two-thirds of our biopsies revealed this finding. Harrison believed that the designation, “desquamative interstitial pneurnoni...