2024
219 CFTR dysfunction shapes airway immune cell compositions contributing to lung pathogenesis in children with cystic fibrosis
Kizilirmak T, Yin H, Garrison A, Browne J, Bruscia E, Egan M, Britto C. 219 CFTR dysfunction shapes airway immune cell compositions contributing to lung pathogenesis in children with cystic fibrosis. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2024, 23: s119. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(24)01059-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Emerging Concepts in Defective Macrophage Phagocytosis in Cystic Fibrosis
Jaganathan D, Bruscia EM, Kopp BT. Emerging Concepts in Defective Macrophage Phagocytosis in Cystic Fibrosis. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 7750. PMID: 35887098, PMCID: PMC9319215, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhagosome formationCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneTransmembrane conductance regulator geneInnate immunityTissue homeostasisRegulator geneMutant CFTRCF macrophagesCystic fibrosisPhagocytic mechanismsPathogenic microbesAdaptive immune systemDefective macrophage phagocytosisCFTRCurrent understandingTherapeutic developmentCentral roleMacrophage phagocytosisCFTR modulatorsPhagocytic cellsPhagocytosisNew therapeutic developmentsMacrophages contributesLung functionChronic inflammation