2020
Targeting the Heme Oxygenase 1/Carbon Monoxide Pathway to Resolve Lung Hyper-Inflammation and Restore a Regulated Immune Response in Cystic Fibrosis
Di Pietro C, Öz HH, Murray TS, Bruscia EM. Targeting the Heme Oxygenase 1/Carbon Monoxide Pathway to Resolve Lung Hyper-Inflammation and Restore a Regulated Immune Response in Cystic Fibrosis. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2020, 11: 1059. PMID: 32760278, PMCID: PMC7372134, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCF lung diseaseCarbon monoxide pathwayCystic fibrosisImmune responseHO-1Lung diseaseInflammatory responseMonoxide pathwayBacterial infectionsHost defenseHO-1/CO pathwayOxidative stressDefective host defenseRegulated immune responseEndogenous HO-1Non-resolving inflammationBactericidal activityHO-1 activationHO-1 inductionCF lung tissueContinuous tissue damagePotential cellular mechanismsPersistent bacterial infectionsMonocytes/MΦsBactericidal mediators
2012
Baby bottle steam sterilizers disinfect home nebulizers inoculated with bacterial respiratory pathogens
Towle D, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Egan ME, Murray TS. Baby bottle steam sterilizers disinfect home nebulizers inoculated with bacterial respiratory pathogens. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2012, 12: 512-516. PMID: 23267773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome nebulizersMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBacterial respiratory pathogensResistant Staphylococcus aureusNon-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosaMucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosaRespiratory pathogensHaemophilus influenzaeBacterial infectionsClinical settingAdditional studiesBacterial growthStaphylococcus aureusStenotrophomonas maltophiliaPseudomonas aeruginosaViable bacteriaTreatmentNebulizerBurkholderia cepaciaInfectionInfluenzae