<i>Scnn1b</i> -Transgenic BALB/c Mice as a Model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Kristen Brao, Brendan P. Wille, Joshua A. Lieberman, Robert K. Ernst, Mark E. Shirtliff, Janette M. Harro
Abstract
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality associated with cystic fibrosis (CF), a condition that predisposes patients to chronic lung infections. P. aeruginosa lung infections are difficult to treat because P. aeruginosa adapts to the CF lung, can develop multidrug resistance, and can form biofilms. Despite the clinical significance of P. aeruginosa , modeling P. aeruginosa infections in CF has been challenging.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaCystic fibrosisBiologyImmune systemLungTransgeneImmunologyProinflammatory cytokineMicrobiologyInflammationGeneBacteriaGeneticsInternal medicineMedicineCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria