[Autologous macrophages in combined therapy of patients with tuberculosis complicated by nonspecific bronchitis].

The function of the lung macrophagal system was estimated in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated by nonspecific inflammatory processes. A decrease in the absolute and relative contents of alveolar macrophages (AM) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and their lower absorbing activity were revealed. Autologic macrophages from blood monocytes had higher functional activity than AM. Introduction of autologic macrophages into the bronchial tree in the patients with tuberculosis associated with catarrhal and purulent endobronchitis promoted normalization of the BALF cytograms, increasing AM activity and involution of the specific and nonspecific processes.