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Genotype-specific alterations in vascular smooth muscle cell function in cystic fibrosis piglets.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 May 2014
Guo Jinny J, Stoltz David A, Zhu Vivian, Volk Kenneth A, Segar Jeffrey L, McCray Paul B, Roghair Robert D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most common CF-causing mutations interfere with CFTR trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum (CFTR-F508del) or prematurely terminate transcription (CFTR-null). We suspected that genotype-specific patterns of CFTR expression would have differential effects on smooth muscle cell calcium signaling and hence vascular tone. We hypothesized that compared to wild-type or CFTR-null aorta, aorta from...
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