Correction to: Respir Res (2021) 22:244 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01842-5

The original version of this article [1] unfortunately contained a mistake.

The department details for second affiliation were missing in the original publication of the article. It has been added in this correction.

The correct affiliation details should read as

Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barceona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.