Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion
Knauf F, Thomson RB, Heneghan JF, Jiang Z, Adebamiro A, Thomson CL, Barone C, Asplin JR, Egan ME, Alper SL, Aronson PS. Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 28: 242-249. PMID: 27313231, PMCID: PMC5198290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016030279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal oxalate secretionWild-type miceCystic fibrosisIntestinal tissueOxalate secretionIncidence of hyperoxaluriaCalcium oxalate stone formationNet intestinal absorptionOxalate stone formationCoexpression of CFTRIntestinal transport processesWestern blot analysisOxalate absorptionMouse modelIntestinal absorptionGlucose absorptionUssing chambersStone formationFibrosisMiceSecretionReduced expressionCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneHyperoxaluriaPatientsIncreased 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