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Vx-809/Vx-770 treatment reduces inflammatory response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in primary differentiated cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Apr 2018
Ruffin Manon, Roussel Lucie, Maillé Émilie, Rousseau Simon, Brochiero Emmanuelle
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis patients exhibit chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections and sustained proinflammatory state favoring lung tissue damage and remodeling, ultimately leading to respiratory failure. Loss of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function is associated with MAPK hyperactivation and increased cytokines expression, such as interleukin-8 [chemoattractant chemokine...
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