2017
Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages
Di Pietro C, Zhang PX, O’Rourke T, Murray TS, Wang L, Britto CJ, Koff JL, Krause DS, Egan ME, Bruscia EM. Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 10882. PMID: 28883468, PMCID: PMC5589856, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11012-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/AktFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/Akt signalingConductance regulatorAnti-bacterial immune responseAkt signalingAltered localizationEzrinCystic fibrosis diseaseMφ activationAktProtein levelsFibrosis diseaseActivationImmune regulationPhagocytosisInductionDirect linkSignalingRegulatorImmune responseMΦMacrophages
2008
Macrophages Directly Contribute to the Exaggerated Inflammatory Response in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator−/− Mice
Bruscia EM, Zhang PX, Ferreira E, Caputo C, Emerson JW, Tuck D, Krause DS, Egan ME. Macrophages Directly Contribute to the Exaggerated Inflammatory Response in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator−/− Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 40: 295-304. PMID: 18776130, PMCID: PMC2645527, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0170oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExaggerated inflammatory responseExaggerated immune responseBone marrow-derived macrophagesIL-6Marrow-derived macrophagesCystic fibrosisCF miceKeratinocyte chemoattractantCytokine responsesInflammatory responseIL-1alphaImmune responseAlveolar macrophagesBronchoalveolar lavage fluidGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorNumber of neutrophilsChemoattractant protein-1CF lung diseaseElevated cytokine responseInnate immune systemImportant therapeutic targetCF mouse modelsPopulation of macrophagesColony-stimulating factorPseudomonas aeruginosa LPS
2007
Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic colonization in cystic fibrosis patients
Murray TS, Egan M, Kazmierczak BI. Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic colonization in cystic fibrosis patients. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2007, 19: 83-88. PMID: 17224667, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e3280123a5d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsBronchiolitisChildCystic FibrosisHumansLungMacrolidesMucusPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSignal TransductionVirulenceConceptsCystic fibrosis patientsChronic colonizationAcute infectionFibrosis patientsCystic fibrosisP. aeruginosaChronic pulmonary colonizationChronic pulmonary diseaseCystic fibrosis airwayHost immune systemMucoid P. aeruginosaP. aeruginosa behaviorCystic fibrosis lungPulmonary diseaseClinical benefitChronic infectionP. aeruginosa pathogenesisLeading causePulmonary colonizationNew therapiesImmune systemAggressive usePotential therapeuticsInfectionPatients