Havasi Viktória, Hurst Casey O, Briles Travis C, Yang Fan, Bains David G, Hassett Daniel J, Sorscher Eric
Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, United States.
Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, United States.
J Cyst Fibros. 2008 Jul;7(4):267-269. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2007.11.009. Epub 2008 Jan 31.
Salt transport defects in CF lungs predispose to overwhelming and fatal respiratory infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Motility of this organism is central to pathogenesis in a number of settings. Incubation of numerous strains of P. aeruginosa with hypertonic saline caused a concentration-dependent decrease in bacterial motility. Reduction of P. aeruginosa virulence through this effect may contribute to clinical efficacy of hypertonic saline aerosols in CF patients.
囊性纤维化(CF)患者肺部的盐转运缺陷易引发由铜绿假单胞菌导致的严重且致命的呼吸道感染。在多种情况下,该细菌的运动性对于发病机制至关重要。将众多铜绿假单胞菌菌株与高渗盐水一起培养会导致细菌运动性呈浓度依赖性降低。通过这种作用降低铜绿假单胞菌的毒力可能有助于高渗盐雾气溶胶对CF患者的临床疗效。