Air− liquid Interface cultures of the healthy and diseased human respiratory tract: promises, challenges, and future directions

D Baldassi, B Gabold, OM Merkel - Advanced nanobiomed …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Air− liquid interface (ALI) culture models currently represent a valid instrument to recreate
the typical aspects of the respiratory tract in vitro in both healthy and diseased state. They …

Transcytosis: crossing cellular barriers

PL Tuma, AL Hubbard - Physiological reviews, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Tuma, Pamela L., and Ann L. Hubbard. Transcytosis: Crossing Cellular Barriers. Physiol Rev
83: 871–932, 2003; 10.1152/physrev. 00001.2003.—Transcytosis, the vesicular transport of …

A TMPRSS2 inhibitor acts as a pan-SARS-CoV-2 prophylactic and therapeutic

T Shapira, IA Monreal, SP Dion, DW Buchholz… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a global public health
crisis. Although widespread vaccination campaigns are underway, their efficacy is reduced …

Drug repurposing screens reveal cell-type-specific entry pathways and FDA-approved drugs active against SARS-Cov-2

M Dittmar, JS Lee, K Whig, E Segrist, M Li, B Kamalia… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
There is an urgent need for antivirals to treat the newly emerged severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To identify new candidates, we screen a …

Neutrophil recruitment by human IL-17 via CXC chemokine release in the airways

M Laan, ZH Cui, H Hoshino, J Lötvall… - The Journal of …, 1999 - journals.aai.org
IL-17 is a recently discovered cytokine that can be released from activated human CD4+ T
lymphocytes. This study assessed the proinflammatory effects of human (h) IL-17 in the …

Airway gland structure and function

JH Widdicombe, JJ Wine - Physiological reviews, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Submucosal glands contribute to airway surface liquid (ASL), a film that protects all airway
surfaces. Glandular mucus comprises electrolytes, water, the gel-forming mucin MUC5B …

CFTR, mucins, and mucus obstruction in cystic fibrosis

SM Kreda, CW Davis, MC Rose - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Mucus pathology in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been known for as long as the disease has been
recognized and is sometimes called mucoviscidosis. The disease is marked by mucus …

Culture of Calu-3 cells at the air interface provides a representative model of the airway epithelial barrier

CI Grainger, LL Greenwell, DJ Lockley, GP Martin… - Pharmaceutical …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the effect of liquid-covered culture (LCC) and
air-interfaced culture (AIC) on Calu-3 cell layer morphology and permeability, thus …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Size and Surface Charge of Polymeric Nanoparticles on in Vitro and in Vivo Applications

SMA Sadat, ST Jahan, A Haddadi - Journal of Biomaterials and …, 2016 - scirp.org
Biodegradable polymeric materials are the most common carriers for use in drug delivery
systems. With this trend, newer drug delivery systems using targeted and controlled release …

Role of CFTR in airway disease

JM Pilewski, RA Frizzell - Physiological reviews, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
Pilewski, Joseph M., and Raymond A. Frizzell. Role of CFTR in Airway Disease. Physiol.
Rev. 79, Suppl.: S215–S255, 1999.—Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the gene …