Inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with cystic fibrosis

EJ Reverri, BM Morrissey, CE Cross… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cystic fibrosis (CF) represents one of a number of localized lung and non-lung diseases with
an intense chronic inflammatory component associated with evidence of systemic oxidative …

WNK signalling pathways in blood pressure regulation

M Murthy, T Kurz, KM O'Shaughnessy - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2017 - Springer
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a major public health problem affecting more than a
billion people worldwide with complications, including stroke, heart failure and kidney …

[HTML][HTML] Onset of systemic arterial hypertension after initiation of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in adults with cystic fibrosis: A case series

A Gramegna, C De Petro, G Leonardi, M Contarini… - Journal of Cystic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) is associated with major improvements in
respiratory outcomes of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) and at least one Phe508del …

Regulation of vascular tone and arterial blood pressure: role of chloride transport in vascular smooth muscle

CA Hübner, BC Schroeder, H Ehmke - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal …, 2015 - Springer
Recent studies suggest that primary changes in vascular resistance can cause sustained
changes in arterial blood pressure. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about …

Subclinical vascular, hemodynamic and arterial stiffness changes in adults with cystic fibrosis: cross-sectional observational study

BP Pessoa, M Velloso, ÉP Inácio, CO Otoni… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Cardiovascular diseases can be an emerging complication in cystic fibrosis (CF), as the
median life expectancy has improved considerably. The objective of this study was to …

Negative News: Cl and HCO3 in the Vascular Wall

E Boedtkjer, VV Matchkov, DMB Boedtkjer… - …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Cl− and HCO3− are the most prevalent membrane-permeable anions in the intra-and
extracellular spaces of the vascular wall. Outwardly directed electrochemical gradients for …

[HTML][HTML] CFTR plays an important role in the regulation of vascular resistance and high-fructose/salt-diet induced hypertension in mice

YP Zhang, LL Ye, H Yuan, DD Duan - Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The pathophysiological roles of cystic fibrosis transmembrane-conductance
regulator (CFTR) Cl− channels in the regulation of blood pressure (BP) remain controversial …

CFTR protects against vascular inflammation and atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Z Li, Z Shen, H Xue, S Cheng, Q Ji, Y Liu… - Bioscience …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the vascular wall. Dysfunction of cystic
fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) has been shown to result in …

New insights into CFTR modulation in reproduction: testicular microenvironment imbalance leads to over-activated caspase signalling in spermatogenesis and …

GR Chen, HS Chiang, SD Chung, XW Tseng… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a prominent chloride
channel that governs mucous secretion in multiple organs, including the reproductive tract …

[PDF][PDF] CFTR deficiency aggravates Ang II induced vasoconstriction and hypertension by regulating Ca 2 influx and RhoA/Rock pathway in VSMCs

L Zhao, F Yuan, N Pan, Y Yu, H Yang, Y Liu, R Wang… - 2021 - researchgate.net
Background: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) has been
associated with vascular tone and blood pressure (BP), however, its role in the genesis of …