Bacterial infections and inflammation in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients.
The aim of this review is to describe the role of respiratory epithelial cells in processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Conese
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Institute for Experimental Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis, H.S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. conese.massimo@hsr.it
Assael
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BM
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology