Background: Ivacaftor, the first CFTR modulator drug, leads to significant long-term improvement in lung function and weight gain. The mechanism as well as the long-term impact of ivacaftor on weight, resting energy expenditure (REE) and body composition
Marialena Mouzaki +6 more
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We optically measured effects of orally available ivacaftor (Kalydeco®) on sweat rates of identified glands in 3 R117H subjects, each having a unique set of additional mutations, and compared them with 5 healthy control subjects tested contemporaneously.
Jessica E Char +5 more
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European Respiratory Society International Congress best abstract preview from the allied respiratory professionals from assembly 9 [PDF]
The 28th European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress [2018] in Paris features interesting research findings within the allied respiratory professional assembly (assembly 9).
Blonshine, Jason +3 more
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New era of cystic fibrosis: full mutational analysis and personalized therapy [PDF]
Despite its apparently simple genetics, cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rather complex genetic disease. A lot of variability in the steps of the path from the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR ) gene to the clinical manifestations ...
Lucarelli, Marco
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Pharmacokinetic and Drug–Drug Interaction Profiles of the Combination of Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor
Drug–drug interaction (DDI) studies are described for tezacaftor/ivacaftor, a new cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Varun Garg +11 more
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The potentially beneficial central nervous system activity profile of ivacaftor and its metabolites
Ivacaftor–lumacaftor and ivacaftor are two new breakthrough cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance modulators. The interactions of ivacaftor and its two metabolites hydroxymethylivacaftor (iva-M1) and ivacaftorcarboxylate (iva-M6) with ...
Elena K. Schneider +10 more
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Assembly and functional analysis of an S/MAR based episome with the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene [PDF]
Improving the efficacy of gene therapy vectors is still an important goal toward the development of safe and efficient gene therapy treatments. S/MAR (scaffold/matrix attached region)-based vectors are maintained extra-chromosomally in numerous cell ...
Ascenzioni, Fiorentina +10 more
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Correcting for tissue nitrogen excretion in multiple breath washout measurements. [PDF]
Nitrogen excreted from body tissues impacts the calculation of multiple breath nitrogen washout (MBWN2) outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of tissue N2 on MBWN2 outcomes in both healthy subjects and patients with CF and to assess
Jensen, Renee +5 more
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Restoration of CFTR function in patients with cystic fibrosis carrying the F508del-CFTR mutation [PDF]
Restoration of BECN1/Beclin 1-dependent autophagy and depletion of SQSTM1/p62 by genetic manipulation or autophagy-stimulatory proteostasis regulators, such as cystamine, have positive effects on mouse models of human cystic fibrosis (CF). These measures
Amin R +39 more
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Two Small Molecules Restore Stability to a Sub-population of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator with the Predominant Disease-causing Mutation [PDF]
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations that disrupt the plasma membraneexpression, stability, and function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel.
Cai, Zhiwei +8 more
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