Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012421
Keywords
CFTR; CFTR modulators; cystic fibrosis; inflammation; phagocytes
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Cystic fibrosis, a genetically inherited disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, is a life-threatening disorder affecting multiple systems. CFTR modulators play a crucial role in influencing and eventually restoring lung phagocyte function.
Cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common genetically inherited disease in Caucasian populations, is a multi-systemic life-threatening autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. In 2012, the arrival of CFTR modulators (potentiators, correctors, amplifiers, stabilizers, and read-through agents) revolutionized the therapeutic approach to CF. In this review, we examined the physiopathological mechanism of chronic dysregulated innate immune response in the lungs of CF patients with pulmonary involvement with particular reference to phagocytes, critically analyzing the role of CFTR modulators in influencing and eventually restoring their function. Our literature review highlighted that the role of CFTR in the lungs is crucial not only for the epithelial function but also for host defense, with particular reference to phagocytes. In macrophages and neutrophils, the CFTR dysfunction compromises both the intricate process of phagocytosis and the mechanisms of initiation and control of inflammation which then reverberates on the epithelial environment already burdened by the chronic colonization of pathogens leading to irreversible tissue damage. In this context, investigating the impact of CFTR modulators on phagocytic functions is therefore crucial not only for explaining the underlying mechanisms of pleiotropic effects of these molecules but also to better understand the physiopathological basis of this disease, still partly unexplored, and to develop new complementary or alternative therapeutic approaches.
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