Role of CFTR in airway disease

JM Pilewski, RA Frizzell - Physiological reviews, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
… Before turning to a discussion of the pathogenesis of CF airway disease, we review the
clinical turning points to place the subsequent discussion of ASL within a broader context. …

The therapeutic potential of CFTR modulators for COPD and other airway diseases

GM Solomon, L Fu, SM Rowe, JF Collawn - Current opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
… that CFTR dysfunction may play a role in other common airwaysCFTR dysfunction, with
an emphasis on COPD, and the possibility of CFTR-specific treatment in other airway diseases. …

Role of CFTR in epithelial physiology

V Saint-Criq, MA Gray - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2017 - Springer
… Another hallmark of CF airway disease that is also found in COPD is the accumulation of …
In conclusion, CFTR has a fundamental role in the physiology of the airways. It is involved …

CFTR: cystic fibrosis and beyond

MA Mall, D Hartl - 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… , suggesting that lessons learned from CF may be applicable to common airway diseases
Given the key role of CFTR in proper mucociliary clearance and airway defence, the obvious …

CFTR dysfunction in cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

E Fernandez Fernandez, C De Santi… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
CFTR protein dysfunction is common in both the CF and COPD airways. This review provides
… update of our understanding of the role of dysfunctional CFTR in both respiratory diseases. …

The CFTR and ENaC debate: how important is ENaC in CF lung disease?

JF Collawn, A Lazrak, Z Bebok… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
… Here we discuss the arguments for and against the roleairways showed enhanced sodium
absorption and the mice exhibited the clinical features of CF airway disease including airway

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
… to prevent infection-associated exacerbations of airway disease. In addition, anti-inflammatory …
This review examines the role of CFTR protein dysfunction in disorders of the respiratory …

Airway inflammation and host responses in the era of CFTR modulators

K Keown, R Brown, DF Doherty, C Houston… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
… of CFTR modulators on airway inflammation, infection, and their influence on the impaired
pulmonary host defences associated with CF lung disease. We also consider the role of …

The effect of CFTR modulators on airway infection in cystic fibrosis

C Harvey, S Weldon, S Elborn, DG Downey… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… To date, data suggest that CFTR modulators have a potential role in the prevention and
treatment of airway infections through both direct and indirect mechanisms. However, whether …

What role does CFTR play in development, differentiation, regeneration and cancer?

MD Amaral, MC Quaresma, I Pankonien - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
roles of CFTR in these processes, highlighting how they can contribute to novel therapeutic
strategies. However, such roles are … chronic airway diseases [189]. A possible involvement of …