Article
Proinflammatory phenotype and increased caveolin-1 in alveolar macrophages with silenced CFTR mRNA.
PloS one - 8 Jun 2010
Xu Yaqin, Krause Anja, Hamai Hiroko, Harvey Ben-Gary, Worgall Tilla S, Worgall Stefan
Abstract excerpt
The inflammatory milieu in the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been linked to the defective expression of the cystic transmembrane regulator (CFTR) in epithelial cells. Alveolar macrophages (AM), important contibutors to inflammatory responses in the lung, also express CFTR. The present study analyzes the phenotype of human AM with silenced CFTR. Expression of CFTR mRNA and the immature form of the...
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