Quantitative proteomics reveals an altered cystic fibrosis in vitro bronchial epithelial secretome.

ABSTRACT: Alterations in epithelial secretions and mucociliary clearance contribute to chronic bacterial infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease, but whether CF lungs are unchanged in the absence of infection remains controversial. A proteomic comparison of airway secretions from subjects with CF and control subjects shows alterations in key biological processes, including immune response and proteolytic activity, but it is unclear if these are due to mutant CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and/or chronic infection. We hypothesized that the CF lung apical secretome is altered under constitutive conditions in the absence of inflammatory cells and pathogens. To test this, we performed quantitative proteomics of in vitro apical secretions from air-liquid interface cultures of three

SUBMITTER: Peters-Hall JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566109 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature