Regulating the barrier function of airway epithelia. A novel role for CFTR - does it make a difference this time?

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Blood-Air Barrier / physiology*
• Cystic Fibrosis / metabolism
• Cystic Fibrosis / pathology
• Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / biosynthesis
• Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / physiology*
• Humans
• Respiratory Mucosa / metabolism
• Respiratory Mucosa / physiology*
• Tight Junctions / physiology