2016
Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling
Bruscia E, Zhang P, Barone C, Scholte BJ, Homer R, Krause D, Egan ME. Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2016, 310: l711-l719. PMID: 26851259, PMCID: PMC4836110, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung pathologyCF miceImmune responseWT miceChronic inflammationCystic fibrosisAbnormal immune responseChronic pulmonary infectionPersistent immune responseWild-type littermatesCF mouse modelsPseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharideCF lung pathologyPulmonary infectionChronic administrationLPS exposurePersistent inflammationLung remodelingWT littermatesLung tissueOverall pathologyMouse modelInflammationChronic exposureBacterial products
2012
Nebulized Hyaluronan Ameliorates lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis mice
Gavina M, Luciani A, Villella VR, Esposito S, Ferrari E, Bressani I, Casale A, Bruscia EM, Maiuri L, Raia V. Nebulized Hyaluronan Ameliorates lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis mice. Pediatric Pulmonology 2012, 48: 761-771. PMID: 22825912, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung inflammationCystic fibrosisLung tissueReactive oxygen speciesScnn1b-Tg miceHuman airway epithelial cellsSaline-treated miceChronic lung inflammationInflammatory protein-2Chronic respiratory diseasesPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor GammaPotential anti-inflammatory drugsAnti-inflammatory drugsAirway epithelial cellsCystic fibrosis miceIB3-1Myeloperoxidase levelsMIP-2MPO activityMacrophage infiltrationFibrosis miceTumor necrosisExogenous administrationTNFα expressionCF airways
2008
Rectal Potential Difference and the Functional Expression of CFTR in the Gastrointestinal Epithelia in Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Models
Weiner SA, Caputo C, Bruscia E, Ferreira EC, Price JE, Krause DS, Egan ME. Rectal Potential Difference and the Functional Expression of CFTR in the Gastrointestinal Epithelia in Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Models. Pediatric Research 2008, 63: 73-78. PMID: 18043508, DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31815b4bc6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRectal potential differenceMouse modelCF mouse modelsCystic fibrosisFibrosis mouse modelDifferent mouse modelsCystic fibrosis mouse modelUssing chamber methodEffects of interventionsAutosomal recessive diseasePharmacologic interventionsRespiratory epitheliumElectrophysiologic phenotypeGastrointestinal epitheliumCF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneRecessive diseaseVivo methodsVivo assaysVivo dataCFTR functionTransmembrane conductance regulator geneReliable assayEpitheliumInterventionCFTR expression
2006
Assessment of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity in CFTR-null mice after bone marrow transplantation
Bruscia EM, Price JE, Cheng EC, Weiner S, Caputo C, Ferreira EC, Egan ME, Krause DS. Assessment of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity in CFTR-null mice after bone marrow transplantation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 2965-2970. PMID: 16481627, PMCID: PMC1413802, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0510758103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCftr-/- miceEpithelial cellsNasal epitheliumBM-derived cellsBone marrow transplantationWild-type BMAirway epithelial cellsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activityCystic fibrosis miceRare epithelial cellsCftr-null miceMarrow transplantationBM transplantationFibrosis miceRespiratory tractCFTR activityGI tractBone marrowGastrointestinalChloride secretionCFTR-dependent chloride secretionIndividual miceTransplantationDifferent dosesMice