ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025
Airway epithelial cell-specific deletion of EGFR modulates mucoinflammatory features of cystic fibrosis-like lung disease in mice.
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- Pulmonary organoid models demonstrate compositionally driven epithelial plasticity and immune polarization.iScience · 2026Article
- Myeloid cell-specific HMGB1 deficiency exaggerates mucoinflammatory responses but promotes bacterial clearance in mucoinflammatory lung disease.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Mucoinflammatory lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by airway surface liquid (ASL) layer dehydration and mucins hyperconcentration, which leads to airway obstruction, inflammation, bronchiectasis, and increased susceptibility to recurrent bacterial infections. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is known to regulate airway mucous cell metaplasia (MCM) and mucins expression, but the role of EGFR pathway in the pathogenesis of CF-like lung disease remains unclear. Therefore, we hypothesized that airway epithelial cell-specific deficiency of EGFR mitigates mucoinflammatory responses in
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