Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis: new tools for precision medicine

JA Lee, A Cho, EN Huang, Y Xu, H Quach, J Hu… - Journal of Translational …, 2021 - Springer
The discovery of the Cystic fibrosis (CF) gene in 1989 has paved the way for incredible
progress in treating the disease such that the mean survival age of individuals living with CF …

Cystic fibrosis gene therapy: looking back, looking forward

AL Cooney, PB McCray Jr, PL Sinn - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the cystic
fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that encodes a cAMP …

[HTML][HTML] Animal and cell culture models for cystic fibrosis: which model is right for your application?

A McCarron, D Parsons, M Donnelley - The American journal of pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past 30 years, a range of cystic fibrosis (CF) animal models have been generated
for research purposes. Different species, including mice, rats, ferrets, rabbits, pigs, sheep …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models reflecting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related respiratory disorders: translating pre-clinical data into clinical relevance

L Tanner, AB Single - Journal of innate immunity, 2020 - karger.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the lives of an ever-growing number
of people worldwide. The lack of understanding surrounding the pathophysiology of the …

Airway disease phenotypes in animal models of cystic fibrosis

A McCarron, M Donnelley, D Parsons - Respiratory research, 2018 - Springer
In humans, cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is characterised by chronic infection,
inflammation, airway remodelling, and mucus obstruction. A lack of pulmonary …

Key mediators in the immunopathogenesis of allergic asthma

S Hall, DK Agrawal - International immunopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Asthma is described as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the conducting airways. It is
characterized by reversible airway obstruction, eosinophil and Th2 infiltration, airway hyper …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypes of CF rabbits generated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of the CFTR gene

J Xu, A Livraghi-Butrico, X Hou, C Rajagopalan… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Existing animal models of cystic fibrosis (CF) have provided key insights into CF
pathogenesis but have been limited by short lifespans, absence of key phenotypes, and/or …

Models for translational proton radiobiology—from bench to bedside and back

T Suckert, S Nexhipi, A Dietrich, R Koch… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary An increasing number of cancer patients are treated with proton therapy.
Nevertheless, there are still open questions that require preclinical studies, for example …

Inhalation of honey reduces airway inflammation and histopathological changes in a rabbit model of ovalbumin-induced chronic asthma

NA Kamaruzaman, SA Sulaiman, G Kaur… - BMC complementary and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Honey is widely used in folk medicine to treat cough, fever, and inflammation. In
this study, the effect of aerosolised honey on airway tissues in a rabbit model of ovalbumin …

Animal models of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The preterm and term rabbit models

CT D'Angio, RM Ryan - American Journal of Physiology …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is an important lung developmental pathophysiology
that affects many premature infants each year. Newborn animal models employing both …