Diagnosis and presentation of cystic fibrosis

C Wallis - Kendig's disorders of the respiratory tract in children, 2019 - Elsevier
… Most children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in current times are likely … disease. Currently, such
individuals often present clinically as adults and are not necessarily given the full cystic fibrosis

The cystic fibrosis lung microenvironment alters antibiotic activity: causes and effects

S Van den Bossche, E De Broe… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Chronic airway colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a hallmark of cystic fibrosis (CF)
lung disease, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and despite aggressive …

Cystic fibrosis: emerging understanding and therapies

MM Rey, MP Bonk, D Hadjiliadis - Annual review of medicine, 2019 - annualreviews.org
… chloride anion channel, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
The primary cause of morbidity and mortality is progressive lung disease due to thick, …

CFTR targeted therapies: recent advances in cystic fibrosis and possibilities in other diseases of the airways

SD Patel, TR Bono, SM Rowe… - European Respiratory …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… in non-cystic fibrosis lung disease is presented in table 1. With further development, CFTR
modulators may prove to be a therapy for some lung diseases associated with acquired CFTR …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models for cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD)

R Fiorotto, M Amenduni, V Mariotti, M Cadamuro… - … Basis of Disease, 2019 - Elsevier
… Besides the disadvantage of the intestinal complication, as predicted, both pig models
spontaneously develop lung disease and present significant alterations of the pancreas and liver …

The assessment of short-and long-term changes in lung function in cystic fibrosis using 129Xe MRI

LJ Smith, A Horsley, J Bray, PJC Hughes… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Introduction Xenon-129 ( 129 Xe) ventilation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is sensitive
to detect early cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease and response to treatment. Xe-MRI could …

Opportunistic pathogens in cystic fibrosis: epidemiology and pathogenesis of lung infection

AC Blanchard, VJ Waters - … of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases in Caucasians.
Due to abnormal accumulation of mucus, respiratory failure caused by chronic infections …

Posaconazole therapy in children with cystic fibrosis and Aspergillus-related lung disease

D Patel, S Popple, A Claydon, DE Modha… - Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… There is emerging evidence for the role of posaconazole in the management of
Aspergillus-related cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. The tolerability and efficacy of posaconazole in …

Children's interstitial and diffuse lung disease

S Cunningham, A Jaffe, LR Young - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2019 - thelancet.com
… symptoms and signs that are considered to be non-typical for their clinical situation, the first
step is to exclude more common causes of chronic respiratory symptoms (ie, cystic fibrosis, …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil elastase and chronic lung disease

JA Voynow, M Shinbashi - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
… elastase (NE) is a major inflammatory protease released by neutrophils and is present in
the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, non-CF …