Open AccessIon and Fluid Transport Properties of Small Airways in Cystic Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Sabine Blouquit,
Agathe Régnier,
Luc Dannhoffer,
Christophe Fermanian,
Emmanuel Naline,
Richard C. Boucher,
Thierry Chinet
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.272
H-Index - 374
eISSN - 1535-4970
pISSN - 1073-449X
DOI - 10.1164/rccm.200506-987oc
Subject(s) - amiloride , cystic fibrosis , forskolin , ion transporter , transepithelial potential difference , medicine , secretion , lung , epithelium , pathology , chemistry , sodium , biochemistry , organic chemistry , stimulation , membrane
Small airways constitute a major site of pathology in cystic fibrosis (CF) and provide most of the surface area of the conducting airways of the lung. Little is known, however, about the impact of CF on ion and fluid transport in small (bronchiolar) airways.
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