ArticleInfectious microbes & diseases2022
Bicarbonate Effects on Antibacterial Immunity and Mucus Glycobiology in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung: A Review With Selected Experimental Observations.
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- Bicarbonate Within: A Hidden Modulator of Antibiotic Susceptibility.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Putting bicarbonate on the spot: pharmacological insights for CFTR correction in the airway epithelium.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The primary defect in cystic fibrosis (CF) is abnormal chloride and bicarbonate transport in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) epithelial ion channel. The apical surface of the respiratory tract is lined by an airway surface liquid layer (ASL) composed of mucin comprising mainly MUC5A and MUC5B glycoproteins. ASL homeostasis depends on sodium bicarbonate secretion into the airways and secretion deficits alter mucus properties leading to airway obstruction, inflammation, and infections. Downstream effects of abnormal ion transport in the lungs include altered intrinsic immune defenses. We observed that neutrophils killed
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