2015
Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Cystic Fibrosis
Bruscia EM, Bonfield TL. Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Cystic Fibrosis. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2015, 37: 17-29. PMID: 26857765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsCystic fibrosis lung diseaseLung tissue destructionAnti-inflammatory cytokinesRobust inflammatory responseElevated proinflammatoryImmune dysregulationUnresolved inflammationLung diseaseInflammatory responseLeading causeCF patientsTissue destructionAdaptive immunityCF lungCystic fibrosisHost defenseElevated numbersExocrine pancreasHyperinflammationLungTissue integrityCurrent understandingCellsProinflammatory
2012
Innate immunity in cystic fibrosis lung disease
Hartl D, Gaggar A, Bruscia E, Hector A, Marcos V, Jung A, Greene C, McElvaney G, Mall M, Döring G. Innate immunity in cystic fibrosis lung disease. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2012, 11: 363-382. PMID: 22917571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung diseaseCF lung diseaseInnate immunityChronic infective lung diseaseNovel immune-targeted therapiesCystic fibrosis lung diseasePulmonary immune responseChronic lung diseaseImmune-targeted therapiesPro-inflammatory cascadeInfective lung diseaseInnate immune regulationInnate immune systemCystic fibrosis patientsPotential clinical relevanceEpithelial dysfunctionLeukocyte recruitmentImmune regulationImmune responseAdaptive immunityClinical relevanceFibrosis patientsImmune systemDiseaseImmunity