Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus

DB Hill, B Button, M Rubinstein… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The mucus clearance system is the dominant mechanical host defense system of the human
lung. Mucus is cleared from the lung by cilia and airflow, including both two-phase gas-liquid …

Cystic fibrosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: the host-microbe interface

S Malhotra, D Hayes Jr, DJ Wozniak - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
In human pathophysiology, the clash between microbial infection and host immunity
contributes to multiple diseases. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a classical example of this …

Lung clearance index and structural lung disease on computed tomography in early cystic fibrosis

KA Ramsey, T Rosenow, L Turkovic… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The lung clearance index is a measure of ventilation distribution derived from the
multiple-breath washout technique. It has been suggested as a surrogate for chest …

Magnetic resonance imaging detects progression of lung disease and impact of newborn screening in preschool children with cystic fibrosis

M Stahl, E Steinke, SY Graeber, C Joachim… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Previous cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that chest magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) is sensitive to detect early lung disease in infants and preschool …

Neonatal pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging of bronchopulmonary dysplasia predicts short-term clinical outcomes

NS Higano, DR Spielberg, RJ Fleck… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a serious neonatal pulmonary condition
associated with premature birth, but the underlying parenchymal disease and trajectory are …

The effect of inhaled hypertonic saline on lung structure in children aged 3–6 years with cystic fibrosis (SHIP-CT): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled …

HAWM Tiddens, Y Chen, ER Andrinopoulou… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In the Saline Hypertonic in Preschoolers (SHIP) study, inhaled 7%
hypertonic saline improved the lung clearance index in children aged 3–6 years with cystic …

Lung morphology assessment of cystic fibrosis using MRI with ultra-short echo time at submillimeter spatial resolution

G Dournes, F Menut, J Macey, M Fayon, JF Chateil… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives We hypothesized that non-contrast-enhanced PETRA (pointwise encoding time
reduction with radial acquisition) MR (magnetic resonance) sequencing could be an …

Elastase exocytosis by airway neutrophils is associated with early lung damage in children with cystic fibrosis

C Margaroli, LW Garratt, H Horati… - American Journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Neutrophils are recruited to the airways of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). In
adolescents and adults with CF, airway neutrophils actively exocytose the primary granule …

Early lung disease in infants and preschool children with cystic fibrosis. What have we learned and what should we do about it?

SC Ranganathan, GL Hall, PD Sly, SM Stick… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
The past decade has seen significant advances in understanding of the pathogenesis and
progression of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Pulmonary inflammation, infection, and …

Improvement in lung clearance index and chest computed tomography scores with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor treatment in people with cystic fibrosis aged 12 …

P McNally, K Lester, G Stone, B Elnazir… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Clinical trials have shown that use of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) is
associated with improvements in sweat chloride, pulmonary function, nutrition, and quality of …