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Sphingomyelinase decreases transepithelial anion secretion in airway epithelial cells in part by inhibiting CFTR-mediated apical conductance.
Physiological reports - 1 Aug 2021
Cottrill Kirsten A, Peterson Raven J, Lewallen Colby F, Koval Michael, Bridges Robert J, McCarty Nael A
Abstract excerpt
The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is an anion channel whose dysfunction causes cystic fibrosis (CF). The loss of CFTR function in pulmonary epithelial cells causes surface dehydration, mucus build-up, inflammation, and bacterial infections that lead to lung failure. Little has been done to evaluate the effects of lipid perturbation on CFTR activity, despite CFTR residing in the plasma...
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