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Neutrophil Membrane Cholesterol Content is a Key Factor in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease.
EBioMedicine - 1 Sept 2017
White Michelle M, Geraghty Patrick, Hayes Elaine, Cox Stephen, Leitch William, Alfawaz Bader, Lavelle Gillian M, McElvaney Oliver J, Flannery Ryan, Keenan Joanne, Meleady Paula, Henry Michael, Clynes Martin, Gunaratnam Cedric, McElvaney Noel G, Reeves Emer P
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BACKGROUND: Identification of mechanisms promoting neutrophil trafficking to the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is a challenge for next generation therapeutics. Cholesterol, a structural component of neutrophil plasma membranes influences cell adhesion, a key step in transmigration. The effect of chronic inflammation on neutrophil membrane cholesterol content in patients with CF (PWCF) remains...
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