Free DNA in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Fluids Correlates with Airflow Obstruction

Free DNA in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Fluids Correlates with Airflow Obstruction

Chronic obstructive lung disease determines morbidity and mortality of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF airways are characterized by a nonresolving neutrophilic inflammation. After pathogen contact or prolonged activation, neutrophils release DNA fibres decorated with antimicrobial proteins, f...

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Main Authors: Marcos, Veronica, Zhou-Suckow, Zhe, Önder Yildirim, Ali, Bohla, Alexander, Hector, Andreas, Vitkov, Ljubomir, Krautgartner, Wolf Dietrich, Stoiber, Walter, Griese, Matthias, Eickelberg, Oliver, Mall, Marcus A., Hartl, Dominik
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397025/

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