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Oxidative stress caused by pyocyanin impairs CFTR Cl(-) transport in human bronchial epithelial cells.
Free radical biology & medicine - 15 Dec 2008
Schwarzer Christian, Fischer Horst, Kim Eun-Jin, Barber Katharine J, Mills Aaron D, Kurth Mark J, Gruenert Dieter C, Suh Jung H, Machen Terry E, Illek Beate
Abstract excerpt
Pyocyanin (N-methyl-1-hydroxyphenazine), a redox-active virulence factor produced by the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is known to compromise mucociliary clearance. Exposure of human bronchial epithelial cells to pyocyanin increased the rate of cellular release of H(2)O(2) threefold above the endogenous H(2)O(2) production. Real-time measurements of the redox potential of the cytosolic compartment using...
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