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Inflammasome Genetic Variants, Macrophage Function, and Clinical Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2021
Graustein Andrew D, Berrington William R, Buckingham Kati J, Nguyen Felicia K, Joudeh Lara L, Rosenfeld Margaret, Bamshad Michael J, Gibson Ronald L, Hawn Thomas R, Emond Mary J
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by chronic airway infection, inflammation, and tissue damage that lead to progressive respiratory failure. NLRP3 and NLRC4 are cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptors that activate the inflammasome, initiating a caspase-1-mediated response. We hypothesized that gain-of-function inflammasome responses are associated with worse outcomes in children with CF. We genotyped...
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