interestingly , while 66 +/- 3 % of normal alveolar macrophages contain fibronectin mrna transcripts , this is increased to 82 +/- 2 % ( p less than 0.01 ) of alveolar macrophages recovered from the lungs of individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( ipf ) , a chronic inflammatory disorder associated with exaggerated amounts of fibronectin in the lower respiratory tract .
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lungs
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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis