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Dysregulated Calcium Homeostasis in Cystic Fibrosis Neutrophils Leads to Deficient Antimicrobial Responses.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Oct 2018
Robledo-Avila Frank H, Ruiz-Rosado Juan de Dios, Brockman Kenneth L, Kopp Benjamin T, Amer Amal O, McCoy Karen, Bakaletz Lauren O, Partida-Sanchez Santiago
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Cystic fibrosis (CF), one of the most common human genetic diseases worldwide, is caused by a defect in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Patients with CF are highly susceptible to infections caused by opportunistic pathogens (including Burkholderia cenocepacia), which induce excessive lung inflammation and lead to the eventual loss of pulmonary function. Abundant neutrophil recruitment into the...
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