Cystic fibrosis: an inherited disease affecting mucin-producing organs.
Cystic fibrosis: an inherited disease affecting mucin-producing organs.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biocel.2014.03.011
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发表时间:
2014-07
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Thornton, David J.
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作者:
Ehre, Camille;Ridley, Caroline;Thornton, David J.
Our current understanding of cystic fibrosis (CF) has revealed that the biophysical properties of mucus play a considerable role in the pathogenesis of the disease in view of the fact that most mucus-producing organs are affected in CF patients. In this review, we discuss the potential causal relationship between altered cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function and the production of mucus with abnormal biophysical properties in the intestine and lungs, highlighting what has been learned from cell cultures and animal models that mimic CF pathogenesis. A similar cascade of events, including mucus obstruction, infection and inflammation, is common to all epithelia affected by impaired surface hydration. Hence, the main structural components of mucus, namely the polymeric, gel-forming mucins, are critical to the onset of the disease. Defective CFTR leads to epithelial surface dehydration, altered pH/electrolyte composition and mucin concentration. Further, it can influence mucin transition from the intracellular to extracellular environment, potentially resulting in aberrant mucus gel formation. While defective HCO3− production has long been identified as a feature of CF, it has only recently been considered as a key player in the transition phase of mucins. We conclude by examining the influence of mucins on the biophysical properties of CF sputum and discuss existing and novel therapies aimed at removing mucus from the lungs.
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1223012
发表时间:
2012-08-24
期刊:
Science (New York, N.Y.)
影响因子:
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作者:
Button B;Cai LH;Ehre C;Kesimer M;Hill DB;Sheehan JK;Boucher RC;Rubinstein M
通讯作者:
Rubinstein M
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Axelsson, MAB;Asker, N;Hansson, GC
通讯作者:
Hansson, GC
影响因子:
5.8
作者:
Davies, Jane C
通讯作者:
Davies, Jane C
影响因子:
5.5
作者:
Briel, M;Greger, R;Kunzelmann, K
通讯作者:
Kunzelmann, K
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
De Lisle, Robert C.;Borowitz, Drucy
通讯作者:
Borowitz, Drucy