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Despite their protective function, these cells may also play a role in the initiation and maintenance of inflammation leading to fibrosis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was the functional characterization of small and large AM subpopulations in sarcoidosis and IPF as a pathology with respectively mild and advanced tissue injury causing fibrosis, in comparison with non-fibrosis ILDs. METHODS: Activation and adhesion surface markers as well as functions of small and large AMs isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were assessed by Flow Cytometry within patients with confirmed sarcoidosis (n= 14), IPF (n= 6), and non-fibrosis ILDs (n= 9). RESULTS: Our results showed that small AMs are immunologically more active, which may be important for airway inflammation. They are also proportionally more abundant in IPF, and therefore they may be more involved in a fibrosis process associated with the down-regulation of HLA-DR, LeuCAM, and CD62L expression. 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