Short-chain Fatty Acids Modulate Bacterial Growth and Airway Epithelial Cell Inflammatory Responses
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are anaerobic bacterial metabolites. Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is a condition caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductange regulator (CFTR) gene and is characterized by persistent lung inflammation and bacterial colonization. We measure...
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Language: | en_ca |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33204 |