Airway Epithelium Dysfunction in Cystic Fibrosis and COPD

• Hauptverfasser: Virginia De Rose (Verfasst von), Kevin Molloy (Verfasst von), Sophie Gohy (Verfasst von), Charles Pilette (Verfasst von), Catherine M. Greene (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
• Online-Zugang: Connect to this object online.

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, whereas chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly caused by environmental factors (mostly cigarette smoking) on a genetically susceptible background. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases are d...