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Immune, inflammatory and infectious consequences of estrogen in women with cystic fibrosis.
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posted on 2022-03-31, 13:51 authored by Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Catherine GreeneCatherine Greene, Noel G McElvaneyNoel G McElvaneyCystic fibrosis (CF), a multi-system genetic disease with predominantly pulmonary manifestations, occurs due to defective chloride secretion at epithelial surfaces. The consequential sodium hyper-absorption leads to mucus hypersecretion, compromised mucociliary clearance and pathogenic colonization by, for instance, Staphylococcus aureus and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This sequence of events leads to recurrent infection and persistent chronic neutrophilic inflammation causing airway damage, irreversible bronchiectasis, respiratory failure and death.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine on 9th January 2014 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.12.59Published Citation
Chotirmall SH, Greene CM, McElvaney NG. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2012;6(6):573-5.Publication Date
2012-12-01External DOI
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23234443Department/Unit
- Beaumont Hospital
- Physiology and Medical Physics