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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Main Author: Ghorbani, Peyman
Other Authors: Palaniyar, Nades
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33204