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Elce V, Del Pizzo A, Nigro E, Frisso G, Martiniello L, Daniele A, Elce A. Impact of Physical Activity on Cognitive Functions: A New Field for Research and Management of Cystic Fibrosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10070489. [PMID: 32708398 PMCID: PMC7400241 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10070489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease inherited by an autosomal recessive mechanism and characterized by a progressive and severe multi-organ failure. Mutations in Cystic Fibrosis Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein cause duct obstructions from dense mucus secretions and chronic inflammation related to organ damage. The progression of the disease is characterized by a decline of lung function associated with metabolic disorders and malnutrition, musculoskeletal disorders and thoracic deformities, leading to a progressive decrement of the individual’s quality of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) qualifies Physical Activity (PA) as a structured activity produced by skeletal muscles’ movements that requires energy consumption. In the last decade, the number of studies on PA increased considerably, including those investigating the effects of exercise on cognitive and brain health and mental performance. PA is recommended in CF management guidelines, since it improves clinic outcomes, such as peripheral neuropathy, oxygen uptake peak, bone health, glycemic control and respiratory functions. Several studies regarding the positive effects of exercise in patients with Cystic Fibrosis were carried out, but the link between the effects of exercise and cognitive and brain health in CF remains unclear. Animal models showed that exercise might improve learning and memory through structural changes of brain architecture, and such a causal relationship can also be described in humans. Indeed, both morphological and environmental factors seem to be involved in exercise-induced neural plasticity. An increase of gray matter volume in specific areas is detectable as a consequence of regular training in humans. Neurobiological processes associated with brain function improvements include biochemical modifications, such as neuromodulator or neurohormone release, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production and synaptic activity changes. From a functional point of view, PA also seems to be an environmental factor enhancing cognitive abilities, such as executive functions, memory and processing speed. This review describes the current state of research regarding the impacts of physical activity and exercise on cognitive functions, introducing a possible novel field of research for optimizing the management of Cystic Fibrosis.
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- Valentina Elce
- MoMiLab, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Piazza San Francesco 19, 55100 Lucca, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi, 81110 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via Porzio, Centro Direzionale, isola F2, 80143 Napoli, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi, 81110 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via Porzio, Centro Direzionale, isola F2, 80143 Napoli, Italy;
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Reznikov LR. Cystic Fibrosis and the Nervous System. Chest 2017; 151:1147-1155. [PMID: 27876591 PMCID: PMC5472519 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). CFTR is an anion channel that conducts bicarbonate and chloride across cell membranes. Although defective anion transport across epithelial cells is accepted as the basic defect in CF, many of the features observed in people with CF and organs affected by CF are modulated by the nervous system. This is of interest because CFTR expression has been reported in both the peripheral and central nervous systems, and it is well known that the transport of anions, such as chloride, greatly modulates neuronal excitability. Thus it is predicted that in CF, lack of CFTR in the nervous system affects neuronal function. Consistent with this prediction, several nervous system abnormalities and nervous system disorders have been described in people with CF and in animal models of CF. The goal of this special feature article is to highlight the expression and function of CFTR in the nervous system. Special emphasis is placed on nervous system abnormalities described in people with CF and in animal models of CF. Finally, features of CF that may be modulated by or attributed to faulty nervous system function are discussed.
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- Leah R Reznikov
- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
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Xue R, Gu H, Qiu Y, Guo Y, Korteweg C, Huang J, Gu J. Expression of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator in Ganglia of Human Gastrointestinal Tract. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30926. [PMID: 27491544 PMCID: PMC4974654 DOI: 10.1038/srep30926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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CF is caused by mutations of the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) which is an anion selective transmembrane ion channel that mainly regulates chloride transport, expressed in the epithelia of various organs. Recently, we have demonstrated CFTR expression in the brain, the spinal cord and the sympathetic ganglia. This study aims to investigate the expression and distribution of CFTR in the ganglia of the human gastrointestinal tract. Fresh tissue and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded normal gastrointestinal tract samples were collected from eleven surgical patients and five autopsy cases. Immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, laser-assisted microdissection and nested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction were performed. Expression of CFTR protein and mRNA was detected in neurons of the ganglia of all segments of the human gastrointestinal tract examined, including the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, colon and rectum. The extensive expression of CFTR in the enteric ganglia suggests that CFTR may play a role in the physiology of the innervation of the gastro-intestinal tract. The presence of dysfunctional CFTRs in enteric ganglia could, to a certain extent, explain the gastrointestinal symptoms frequently experienced by CF patients.
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- Ruiqi Xue
- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Pathology, Guangdong Province, Collaborative and Creative Center of Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Pathology, Guangdong Province, Collaborative and Creative Center of Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Pathology, Guangdong Province, Collaborative and Creative Center of Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Pathology, Guangdong Province, Collaborative and Creative Center of Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Pathology, Guangdong Province, Collaborative and Creative Center of Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Van Iterson EH, Karpen SR, Baker SE, Wheatley CM, Morgan WJ, Snyder EM. Impaired cardiac and peripheral hemodynamic responses to inhaled β₂-agonist in cystic fibrosis. Respir Res 2015; 16:103. [PMID: 26341519 PMCID: PMC4560914 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0270-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary system dysfunction is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis (CF) disease. In addition to impaired cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein, dysfunctional β2-adrenergic receptors (β2AR) contribute to low airway function in CF. Recent observations suggest CF may also be associated with impaired cardiac function that is demonstrated by attenuated cardiac output (Q), stroke volume (SV), and cardiac power (CP) at both rest and during exercise. However, β2AR regulation of cardiac and peripheral vascular tissue, in-vivo, is unknown in CF. We have previously demonstrated that the administration of an inhaled β-agonist increases SV and Q while also decreasing SVR in healthy individuals. Therefore, we aimed to assess cardiac and peripheral hemodynamic responses to the selective β2AR agonist albuterol in individuals with CF. Methods 18 CF and 30 control (CTL) subjects participated (ages 22 ± 2 versus 27 ± 2 and BSA = 1.7 ± 0.1 versus 1.8 ± 0.0 m2, both p < 0.05). We assessed the following at baseline and at 30- and 60-minutes following nebulized albuterol (2.5mg diluted in 3.0mL of normal saline) inhalation: 12-lead ECG for HR, manual sphygmomanometry for systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively), acetylene rebreathe for Q and SV. We calculated MAP = DBP + 1/3(SBP–DBP); systemic vascular resistance (SVR) = (MAP/Q)•80; CP = Q•MAP; stroke work (SW) = SV•MAP; reserve (%change baseline to 30- or 60-minutes). Hemodynamics were indexed to BSA (QI, SVI, SWI, CPI, SVRI). Results At baseline, CF demonstrated lower SV, SVI, SW, and SWI but higher HR than CTL (p < 0.05); other measures did not differ. At 30-minutes, CF demonstrated higher HR and SVRI, but lower Q, SV, SVI, CP, CPI, SW, and SWI versus CTL (p < 0.05). At 60-minutes, CF demonstrated higher HR, SVR, and SVRI, whereas all cardiac hemodynamics were lower than CTL (p < 0.05). Reserves of CP, SW, and SVR were lower in CF versus CTL at both 30 and 60-minutes (p < 0.05). Conclusions Cardiac and peripheral hemodynamic responsiveness to acute β2AR stimulation via albuterol is attenuated in individuals with CF, suggesting β2AR located in cardiac and peripheral vascular tissue may be dysfunctional in this population.
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- Erik H Van Iterson
- School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall, 1900 University Ave SE., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. .,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA. .,Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA. .,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Room 3301, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall, 1900 University Ave SE., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. .,College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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Bin-Hasan S, Ratjen F. Tiotropium bromide for cystic fibrosis. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2015. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1065728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wheatley CM, Baker SE, Morgan MA, Martinez MG, Morgan WJ, Wong EC, Karpen SR, Snyder EM. Effects of exercise intensity compared to albuterol in individuals with cystic fibrosis. Respir Med 2014; 109:463-74. [PMID: 25749641 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although exercise is a vital component of the therapy prescribed to individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF), it is not a priority due to a finite amount of treatment time and the view that exercise is not as beneficial as pharmacological treatments by many individuals with CF. We sought to compare the therapeutic benefits of exercise and their prescribed bronchodilator albuterol. METHODS CF (n = 14) and healthy (n = 16) subjects completed three visits, a baseline screening with VO2 max test and two treatment visits. On the two treatment visits, subjects completed spirometry and diffusing capacity of the lungs for nitric oxide (DLNO) maneuvers either at baseline, 60, and 110 min post-albuterol administration, or at baseline and the midway point of three separate 15 min exercise bouts at low, moderate and vigorous intensity (25, 50 and 65% of the maximum workload, respectively). RESULTS With moderate exercise the increase in DLNO was double (39 ± 8 vs 15 ± 6% change) and the level of bronchodilation similar (23% change) when compared to 110 min post-albuterol in individuals with CF. During exercise FVC became reduced (-309 ± 66 mL with moderate exercise) and the increase in FEV1 was attenuated (103 ± 39 vs 236 ± 58 mL, exercise vs. albuterol) when compared with the response to albuterol in individuals with CF. Epinephrine (EPI) release increased 39, 72 and 144% change with low, moderate and vigorous intensity exercise respectively for individuals with CF, but this increase was blunted when compared to healthy subjects. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that moderate intensity exercise is the optimal intensity for individuals with CF, as low intensity exercise increases EPI less than 50% and vigorous intensity exercise is over taxing, such that airflow can be restricted. Although the duration of the beneficial effect is uncertain, exercise can promote greater improvements in gas diffusion and comparable bronchodilation when compared to albuterol.
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- Courtney M Wheatley
- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics- Pulmonology, Allergy and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Department of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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CFTR-deficient pigs display peripheral nervous system defects at birth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:3083-8. [PMID: 23382208 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222729110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Peripheral nervous system abnormalities, including neuropathy, have been reported in people with cystic fibrosis. These abnormalities have largely been attributed to secondary manifestations of the disease. We tested the hypothesis that disruption of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene directly influences nervous system function by studying newborn CFTR(-/-) pigs. We discovered CFTR expression and activity in Schwann cells, and loss of CFTR caused ultrastructural myelin sheath abnormalities similar to those in known neuropathies. Consistent with neuropathic changes, we found increased transcripts for myelin protein zero, a gene that, when mutated, can cause axonal and/or demyelinating neuropathy. In addition, axon density was reduced and conduction velocities of the trigeminal and sciatic nerves were decreased. Moreover, in vivo auditory brainstem evoked potentials revealed delayed conduction of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Our data suggest that loss of CFTR directly alters Schwann cell function and that some nervous system defects in people with cystic fibrosis are likely primary.
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Su M, Guo Y, Zhao Y, Korteweg C, Gu J. Expression of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in paracervical ganglia. Biochem Cell Biol 2010; 88:747-55. [PMID: 20651848 DOI: 10.1139/o10-016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is an important protein that acts as a chloride channel and regulates many physiological functions, including salt transport and fluid flow. Mutations in the gene encoding the CFTR protein cause cystic fibrosis. CFTR is expressed in the epithelial cells of the lungs, pancreas, intestines, and other organs. In the peripheral and central nervous system, CFTR expression has been detected in the neurons of rat brains, ganglion cells of rat hearts, human hypothalamus, human spinal cord, and human spinal and sympathetic ganglia. However, CFTR has not been identified in other parts of the nervous system. In this study, we used immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and laser-assisted microdissection (LMD) followed by reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR to identify CFTR proteins and messenger RNA in human and rat paracervical ganglion cells. CFTR and its gene expression were both detected in paracervical ganglion cells, a finding that might link this important protein to the neuronal regulation of female urogenital function. These findings could provide new insights into the symptoms related to the reproductive system frequently observed in female cystic fibrosis patients.
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- Meng Su
- Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Szollosi I, King SJ, Wilson JW, Naughton MT. Tachycardia in adults with cystic fibrosis is associated with normal autonomic function. Intern Med J 2009; 41:455-61. [PMID: 19712204 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whether autonomic dysfunction contributes to tachycardia in cystic fibrosis (CF) is unknown. METHODS Heart rate variability (HRV) was assessed to determine high frequency power and the low/high frequency power ratio (HF, LF/HF) as markers of vagal and sympathovagal balance, respectively, under spontaneous and controlled breathing (15 breaths per minute (bpm)) conditions in 17 CF and 17 healthy control subjects. RESULTS Under spontaneously breathing conditions, the CF group was tachycardic (75.4 ± 11.2 vs 60.2 ± 9.0 br/min P < 0.001) and tachypnoeic (22.6 ± 5.8 vs 13.6 ± 4.1 br/min, P= 0.001) compared with controls. No significant difference in HRV was observed between groups during spontaneous or controlled breathing. Coexistent diabetes mellitus and β(2) agonist use were not associated with altered autonomic control. During controlled breathing, the CF group showed a negative correlation between forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) % predicted and HF power (P= 0.013, r=-0.59) and a positive correlation between FEV(1) % predicted and LF/HF ratio (P= 0.002, r= 0.69) suggesting an exaggerated normal vagal response. CONCLUSION CF patients have normal autonomic function.
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- I Szollosi
- Department of Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Department of Medicine and Nutrition, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator expression in human spinal and sympathetic ganglia. J Transl Med 2009; 89:636-44. [PMID: 19333236 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2009.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a chloride channel protein, and mutations of its gene cause cystic fibrosis. CFTR is known to be expressed in epithelial cells of the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tracts. It is also present in rat neurons and heart ganglion cells. In humans, it is expressed in the hypothalamus, but has not been identified in other parts of the human nervous system. In this study, immunohistochemistry, double-staining immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, nested reverse transcription-PCR and relative quantification of real-time PCR analysis were performed on spinal and sympathetic ganglia from seven human autopsies with no known nervous system disease. CFTR protein was expressed in most ganglion cells with no obvious difference in the amounts of mRNA transcript in ganglia of different sites. We conclude that CFTR protein and its mRNA were extensively expressed at relatively constant levels in human spinal and sympathetic ganglion cells, and may be important in physiological and pathological conditions. Moreover, CFTR in ganglia may be associated with pathophysiological changes seen in cystic fibrosis.
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Kellogg DL, Hodges GJ, Orozco CR, Phillips TM, Zhao JL, Johnson JM. Cholinergic mechanisms of cutaneous active vasodilation during heat stress in cystic fibrosis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:963-8. [PMID: 17600158 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00278.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To test the hypothesis that cutaneous active vasodilation in heat stress is mediated by a redundant cholinergic cotransmitter system, we examined the effects of atropine on skin blood flow (SkBF) increases during heat stress in persons with (CF) and without cystic fibrosis (non-CF). Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has been implicated as a mediator of cutaneous vasodilation in heat stress. VIP-containing cutaneous neurons are sparse in CF, yet SkBF increases during heat stress are normal. In CF, augmented ACh release or muscarinic receptor sensitivity could compensate for decreased VIP; if so, active vasodilation would be attenuated by atropine in CF relative to non-CF. Atropine was administered into skin by iontophoresis in seven CF and seven matched non-CF subjects. SkBF was monitored by laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) at atropine treated and untreated sites. Blood pressure [mean arterial pressure (MAP)] was monitored (Finapres), and cutaneous vascular conductance was calculated (CVC = LDF/MAP). The protocol began with a normothermic period followed by a 3-min cold stress and 30-45 min of heat stress. Finally, LDF sites were warmed to 42 degrees C to effect maximal vasodilation. CVC was normalized to its site-specific maximum. During heat stress, CVC increased in both CF and non-CF (P < 0.01). CVC increases were attenuated by atropine in both groups (P < 0.01); however, the responses did not differ between groups (P = 0.99). We conclude that in CF there is not greater dependence on redundant cholinergic mechanisms for cutaneous active vasodilation than in non-CF.
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- D L Kellogg
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Suri R, Marshall LJ, Wallis C, Metcalfe C, Shute JK, Bush A. Safety and use of sputum induction in children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol 2003; 35:309-13. [PMID: 12629630 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We assessed the safety and use of induced sputum (IS) in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Forty-eight children (19 males) with CF, mean age 12.6 (range, 7.3-17.0) years and median forced expired volume in 1 sec (FEV(1)) 48% (range, 14-77%) predicted were recruited. Patients spontaneously expectorated sputum and then performed sputum induction by inhalation of nebulized 7% hypertonic saline. Samples were sent for bacteriological culture, and for measurement of the following inflammatory mediators: interleukin-8, myeloperoxidase, eosinophil cationic protein, and neutrophil elastase activity. FEV(1) was performed before and after inhalation of hypertonic saline. There was no increase in mediator levels in IS compared to expectorated sputum (ES) samples. Only 3 patients demonstrated significant bronchoconstriction following inhalation of hypertonic saline, by the method used. From the ES samples, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated in 13 patients, Staphylococcus aureus in 7 patients, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in 1 patient, and both Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in 5 patients. All these organisms were found in the IS samples. However, in 2 patients whose ES grew no organisms, one patient's IS grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the other patient's IS grew Staphylococcus aureus. In our study, sputum induction was safe, with no proinflammatory effect.
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- Ranjan Suri
- Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Bisgaard H, Pedersen SS, Nielsen KG, Skov M, Laursen EM, Kronborg G, Reimert CM, Høiby N, Koch C. Controlled trial of inhaled budesonide in patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchopulmonary Psuedomonas aeruginosa infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 156:1190-6. [PMID: 9351621 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.4.9612044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory treatment with inhaled glucocorticosteroids in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and complicating chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) lung infection was studied in a placebo-controlled, parallel, double-blind single center trial. Active treatment consisted of budesonide dry powder, 800 microg twice daily, delivered from a Turbuhaler. The study period covered two successive 3-mo intervals between elective courses of intravenous anti-Pseudomonas antibiotics. Fifty-five patients entered the study, with a mean age of 20 yr and a mean FEV1 of 63% of predicted. Analysis of all patients entered, irrespective of trial adherence ("intention to treat"), showed a decrease in FEV1 in the first period of -0.032 L in patients on budesonide versus -0.187 L in patients on placebo (p = 0.08). The corresponding figures for the patients adhering to the protocol during the first period were -0.017 L versus -0.198 L (p < 0.05, confidence interval of the difference: -0.035 to +0.327 L). For all patients entered, as well as for patients adhering to the trial, there was always a trend in favor of budesonide, as judged by changes in FEV1 and FVC in both 3-mo periods. None of the patients had asthma, but the patients on budesonide had a mean improvement in histamine reactivity of +1.15 dose steps over the entire 6-mo period, as opposed to +0.017 dose steps in patients on placebo (p < 0.05). There was also a significant (p = 0.01) correlation between pre-trial histamine reactivity and the change in FEV1 in the first period in patients on budesonide. We conclude that inhaled glucocorticosteroids can be of short-term benefit in patients with CF and chronic P.a. infection and that those patients most likely to benefit from this treatment are patients with hyperreactive airways. Prolonged studies in larger number of patients are necessary to determine the long-term efficacy of this treatment.
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- H Bisgaard
- Department of Pediatrics, National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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van Haren EH, Lammers JW, Festen J, Heijerman HG, Groot CA, van Herwaarden CL. The effects of the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide on lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Respir Med 1995; 89:209-14. [PMID: 7746914 DOI: 10.1016/0954-6111(95)90249-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness is present in 40-60% of adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Drugs which alter airway hyperresponsiveness have not yet been studied in CF. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of an inhaled corticosteroid, budesonide, on lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adult CF patients, with proven bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine. Twelve patients were treated with budesonide, 1600 micrograms day-1, and with placebo during two periods of 6 weeks in a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study. Drug effects were assessed with regard to bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine, spirometry and clinical symptom scores. After treatment with budesonide, no significant differences in spirometry were seen, however, bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine significantly improved as compared to baseline. Fifty-eight percent of the patients showed at least one doubling-dose increase in PC20 histamine. Daily symptom scores showed small, but statistically significant, improvements in dyspnoea and cough after budesonide treatment. There is increasing evidence suggesting that excessive inflammatory responses contribute to the pulmonary damage that characterizes CF. Treatment with oral corticosteroids improved the clinical course of selected CF patients, but was associated with unacceptable adverse effects. We conclude that daily inhalation of 1600 micrograms day-1 budesonide for 6 weeks induced a small, but significant, improvement in bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine, and symptoms of cough and dyspnoea in adult CF patients. Longer observations are needed to establish whether inhaled corticosteroids improve the long term outcome of CF.
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- E H van Haren
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Academic Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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A significant proportion of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) demonstrate increased airways hyperreactivity, a feature that has been well documented by several authors. This bronchial lability is more pronounced in those with more severe and advanced lung disease. Several mechanisms for this increased airways responsiveness have been proposed such as chronic inflammation with impairment of mucosal permeability, increase in amount of bronchial secretions, systemic autonomic abnormality, increase in incidence of atopy and airway narrowing and changes in airway geometry induced by chronic inflammation. Several studies have assessed the change in FEV1 after beta-agonist or anticholinergic therapy in CF patients and there are studies in which the effect of the combination of drugs was tested. In a group of young CF patients, we found on average a 7% increase in FEV1 after salbutamol and a 10% improvement after ipratropium bromide (IB). After inhaling both drugs, there was a 17% increase in FEV1 from baseline. There were also significant changes in static volumes and airway-resistance measurements when salbutamol and IB were administered in combination. The influence of pretreatment of either normal saline, salbutamol or ipratropium bromide with methacholine was evaluated by Avital and co-workers in a double-blind crossover study. They found an increase in PC20 without a change in baseline FEV1 following salbutamol and an even greater change after IB. These results suggest that the adrenergic agent altered the smooth muscle contractile mechanism, and that muscarinic pathway appears to be important in the pathogenesis of expiratory airflow obstruction in some CF patients. The mechanisms of this cholinergic sensitivity are unclear.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- I Sanchez
- Department of Pediatrics and Respiratory Disease, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disease primarily affecting Caucasians, although cases have been reported from other ethnic groups. CF has a complex etiology, but it is chiefly a disease of electrolyte transport and is characterized by defects in fluid secretion by several epithelia, including the sweat duct, exocrine pancreas, and the pulmonary airways. The link between CF and a defect in cAMP-mediated Cl- transport in secretory epithelia was established in the early 1980s. Since then, numerous electrophysiological studies have focused on the characterization and regulation of individual Cl- channels underlying the macroscopic Cl- currents of secretory epithelia in the airways, sweat ducts, and gut. In this review the results of these studies in the light of current knowledge of the function of the CF gene product, the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, will be analyzed. The CFTR protein is a member of a family of ATP-binding proteins that act as unidirectional solute pumps. These proteins are membrane spanning, are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and have two ATP-binding domains. The family includes the p-glycoproteins that are involved with the expression of multidrug resistance in certain tumor cells. The majority of CF chromosomes (70%) have a single codon deletion that translates to a missing phenylalanine residue at position 508 (delta F508) of the protein. Unique for this family of proteins, the CFTR protein possesses an additional highly charged domain (the R domain) containing several consensus polypeptide sequences for kinase phosphorylation. Although CFTR bears structural resemblance to this family of ATP-dependent pumps, overexpression of the protein in a variety of different cell types is associated with the appearence of a cAMP-sensitive Cl- channel. We critically examine current information concerning the structure-function relationships of the CFTR protein obtained from both electrophysiological and biochemical approaches. We also summarize recent evidence suggesting that the CFTR protein may act as a pump and a channel, a hypothesis in keeping with the multifaceted nature of the disease.
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- C M Fuller
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama 35294
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Benos DJ, Cunningham S, Baker RR, Beason KB, Oh Y, Smith PR. Molecular characteristics of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 1992; 120:31-113. [PMID: 1325667 DOI: 10.1007/bfb0036122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- D J Benos
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294
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The increase in resting energy expenditure (REE) reported in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) does not necessarily imply an increase in total energy expenditure (TEE). In this study REE was assessed with open-circuit indirect calorimetry, and free-living 24-hour TEE with the heart rate method. Thirteen patients with CF, aged 8 to 24 years, with adequate nutritional status and moderately decreased pulmonary function, were studied. They were compared with 13 healthy control subjects matched for gender, age, height, and nutritional status. Resting energy expenditure was higher in patients with CF (1512 +/- 88 kcal/day) than in control subjects (1339 +/- 76 kcal/day; p less than 0.01), whereas free-living 24-hour TEE (2345 +/- 127 kcal/day and 2358 +/- 256 kcal/day, respectively) and net mechanical work efficiency of walking on a treadmill (20.4 +/- 0.7% and 19.8 +/- 0.6%, respectively) were similar. Respiratory quotient was higher in patients with CF than in control subjects at rest (0.834 +/- 0.009 vs 0.797 +/- 0.008; p less than 0.05), and tended to remain so during physical exercise, indicating a higher contribution of carbohydrate oxidation to energy expenditure. We conclude that in free living conditions, patients with CF can compensate for their increase in REE by a reduction in spontaneous physical activities or other yet undefined mechanisms.
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- V Spicher
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Schöni MH, Türler K, Käser H, Kraemer R. Abnormal 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) concentrations in plasma and urine of patients with cystic fibrosis. Eur J Clin Invest 1990; 20:272-8. [PMID: 2114988 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1990.tb01855.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Plasma and urine concentrations of the free amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) were determined in a blind study in 16 children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), eight heterozygote parents of these children and in 11 healthy subjects who served as controls. To exclude any drug interference with catecholamine metabolism and to evaluate a tentative basic metabolic alteration in cystic fibrosis, the same determinations were done in 11 newly diagnosed infants (age 1-84 months). Free plasma dopa was significantly (P less than 0.01) elevated in CF (27.0 +/- 6.1 nmol l-1 vs. 19.1 +/- 5.0 nmol l-1 in the controls); heterozygotes had the lowest concentration: 11.5 +/- 5.8 nmol l (P less than 0.01 compared with normals). Increased plasma dopa concentrations were measured in the newly diagnosed infants (35.4 +/- 16.9 nmol l-1). Renal dopa clearance was the same in cystic fibrosis (9.26 +/- 5.71 ml min-1 1.73 m-2) and controls (10.87 +/- 2.46 ml min-1 1.73 m-2). A concomitant elevation of metabolic products as dopamine and noradrenaline in plasma and urine was noticed. These data are consistent with a dopa abnormality in this genetic disease.
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- M H Schöni
- Alpine Children's Hospital, Pro Juventute', Davo, Switzerland
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Herd JK, Wagner DH, LeClair IO. Abnormal protein translocation as the elusive cause of cystic fibrosis: an hypothesis. Med Hypotheses 1990; 31:177-87. [PMID: 2189062 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(90)90090-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Despite the recent rapid advances in isolation of the abnormal gene responsible for cystic fibrosis, there remains the need to explain the mechanism by which a single gene mutation causes the widespread clinical effects seen in this disease. Careful review of the otherwise unexplained abnormalities of cystic fibrosis from the perspective of cell biology reveals the following common features: (1) all these abnormalities involve proteins which are either (A) inserted into cell membranes in the RER and arrested after partial translocation or (B) inserted into RER membranes and fully translocated to be compartmentalized away from the cytosol in secretory vacuoles, lysosomes or peroxisomes; (2) all the involved proteins have minor abnormalities in their physicochemical properties or activity functions; (3) none of the involved proteins are missing or totally deficient in function; (4) final compartmentalization of the involved proteins is unaffected. These observations have directed our attention to the process by which most proteins are inserted into and translocated across lipid bilayer membranes, namely the signal peptide mechanism. This mechanism, not previously examined in cystic fibrosis, is reviewed in detail. Of the major proteins controlling signal peptide translocation, deficiencies in the function of signal peptidase activity appear most capable of causing the effects seen in cystic fibrosis.
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- J K Herd
- Department of Pediatrics, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614-0002
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Pedersen PS. Chloride permeability regulation via a cyclic AMP pathway in cultured human sweat duct cells. J Physiol 1990; 421:379-97. [PMID: 1693399 PMCID: PMC1190090 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1990.sp017950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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1. Isolated coiled reabsorptive sweat ducts from normal subjects and patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were cultured in vitro. Cells were harvested and plated onto permeable supports to form confluent cell sheets. The Ussing chamber technique was used to study pharmacological regulation of the transepithelial ion transport in these membranes. 2. Addition of a stable cyclic AMP analogue, 8-Br-cyclic AMP, to normal cell cultures resulted in a decrease of the transepithelial potential difference (PD). 3. Forskolin exposure resulted in a similar PD decrease, which was augmented by the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX). 4. Exposure to isoprenaline, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and phenylephrine resulted in a response mimicking the forskolin-induced response, that was also amplified by IBMX. 5. Pre-incubation with cholera toxin abolished the isoprenaline response and reduced the control resistance. 6. Propranolol abolished the responses induced by isoprenaline and phenylephrine, whereas phentolamine had no effect. PGE2-induced responses were inert to both types of blockers. 7. Indomethazine addition to an unstimulated membrane resulted in a weak PD increase, i.e. a response opposite to that induced by isoprenaline. 8. IBMX addition to an unstimulated membrane resulted in a weak isoprenaline-like response. When the cells were pre-treated with indomethazine this IBMX response was absent. 9. Unidirectional Cl- isotope flux studies demonstrated a large increase of net Cl- reabsorption in response to isoprenaline and PGE2. 10. Mannitol isotope flux studies revealed that the paracellular permeability was unaffected by isoprenaline exposure. 11. Membranes derived from CF patients did not respond similarly to any of these agents. However, a weak spike, occasionally followed by a gradual increase of the short-circuit current (Iscc), was observed in both normal subjects and CF patients. 12. It is concluded that the primary effect on ion transport of factors increasing the cyclic AMP in normal cultured sweat duct cells is an activation of a transcellular Cl- permeability. This effect was missing in cells derived from CF patients.
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- P S Pedersen
- University Department of Pediatrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Schuster A, Elsen A, Griese M, Kusenbach G, Reinhardt D. The adrenergic system in lymphocytes from children with cystic fibrosis. KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 1989; 67:799-803. [PMID: 2552222 DOI: 10.1007/bf01725195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Several in vivo and in vitro studies have suggested that children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF) might have a general defect of beta-adrenoceptors on the cell surface which might account for an unbalanced secretory process. In order to investigate if this view holds true, we determined the beta-adrenoceptor density and affinity on lymphocytes by means of radioligand studies using 125-iodo-cyano-pindolol (125-ICYP) in 20 children with CF. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) response was also investigated after specific beta-adrenoceptor stimulation with isoprenaline (IPN) and after direct stimulation of the adenylate cyclase with forskolin in lymphocytes. Children with CF and controls have identical numbers and affinities of beta-adrenoceptors on lymphocytes. The cyclic AMP response was identical in CF- and in age-matched control children regardless whether adenylate cyclase was stimulated directly or via beta-adrenoceptors. In conclusion, the data support the view that no general adrenoceptor or adenylate cyclase defect exists in CF. As several studies have found abnormal reactions to adrenergic stimuli in CF patients, we presume that there is a defect beyond the level of adrenergic receptors and cAMP which remains to be identified.
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- A Schuster
- Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde der Universität Düsseldorf
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Eggleston PA, Rosenstein BJ, Stackhouse CM, Alexander MF. Airway hyperreactivity in cystic fibrosis. Clinical correlates and possible effects on the course of the disease. Chest 1988; 94:360-5. [PMID: 3293930 DOI: 10.1378/chest.94.2.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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To evaluate whether increased airway reactivity affected the course of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), we categorized 40 CF patients as to methacholine sensitivity and then evaluated their disease activity and natural history. Twenty methacholine reactors had more severe lung disease (lower S-K clinical scores and more impairment of pulmonary function) than did 16 nonreactive patients, and acute bronchodilator response was greater in the methacholine reactors. Thirty-four patients were followed prospectively over a 17- to 24-month period. Among 19 methacholine reactors, there were more pulmonary exacerbations and a more rapid decline in FEV1. In general, increased obstruction was associated with increased reactivity. Although the data are subject to differing interpretations, they are consistent with the hypothesis that in patients with CF, airway hyperreactivity occurs secondary to bronchial damage, age, is associated with more rapid pulmonary deterioration, and is an unfavorable prognostic finding.
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- P A Eggleston
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Dixey J, Redington AN, Butler RC, Smith MJ, Batchelor JR, Woodrow DF, Hodson ME, Batten JC, Brewerton DA. The arthropathy of cystic fibrosis. Ann Rheum Dis 1988; 47:218-23. [PMID: 3355258 PMCID: PMC1003487 DOI: 10.1136/ard.47.3.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Musculoskeletal symptoms are frequent in cystic fibrosis (CF). Here the clinical features of 29 patients with CF who had significant arthropathy are described. Twelve had episodic arthritis (EA) characterised by repeated short attacks of severe, incapacitating polyarthritis, which in seven was associated with fever and erythema nodosum. Ten patients had hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA). The onset of symptoms in the group with HPOA was usually later (mean age 20 years v 16 years for EA) and was associated with significantly worse lung function than in patients with CF, either without arthropathy or with EA. Seven patients had arthropathies which could not be classified as EA or HPOA.
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- J Dixey
- Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London
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McPherson MA, Shori DK, Dormer RL. Defective regulation of apical membrane chloride transport and exocytosis in cystic fibrosis. Biosci Rep 1988; 8:27-33. [PMID: 2456106 DOI: 10.1007/bf01128969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A biochemical link is proposed between recent observations on defective regulation of Cl- transport in CF respiratory epithelial cells and studies showing altered biological activity of calmodulin in exocrine glands from CF patients. A consensus is emerging that defective beta-adrenergic secretory responsiveness in CF cells is caused by a defect in a regulator protein at a site distal to cyclic AMP formation. Our results indicate that this protein might be a specific calmodulin acceptor protein which modifies the activity of calmodulin in epithelial cells. Alteration in Ca2+/calmodulin dependent regulation of Cl- transport and protein secretion could explain (i) alterations in Ca2+ homeostasis seen in CF, (ii) defective beta-adrenergic responses of CF cells, and (iii) the observed inability of cyclic AMP (acting via its specific protein kinase, A-kinase) to open apical membrane Cl- channels in CF epithelial cells. Most of the physiological abnormalities of CF including elevated sweat electrolytes and hyperviscous mucus can be explained on this basis.
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- M A McPherson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, U.K
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Cystic fibrosis, one of the most common lethal inherited disorders in N. European and N. American populations, is characterized by the production of abnormally viscous mucous secretions in the lungs and digestive tract. The pathophysiological basis of the disease is unknown. However, during the last few years, rapid advances in molecular genetics and biochemical and physiological studies on cystic fibrosis epithelial cells have led to optimism that the cystic fibrosis defect will soon be identified. Current evidence suggests that the basic disturbance lies in altered regulation of protein secretion and electrolyte transport leading to an imbalance in composition of epithelial secretions in cystic fibrosis patients. Increasing knowledge of the mechanisms regulating production and secretion of mucins and movement of electrolytes across the cell membrane should lead to development of pharmacological manipulation(s) to correct the cellular abnormality. Ultimately, it is hoped that this will lead to the development of a rational treatment for cystic fibrosis patients.
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- M A McPherson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, UK
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McPherson MA, Tiligada E, Bradbury NA, Goodchild MC. Altered calmodulin activity in buccal epithelial cells from cystic fibrosis patients. Clin Chim Acta 1987; 170:135-42. [PMID: 3436048 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(87)90121-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Boiled extracts of buccal epithelial cells from control subjects and cystic fibrosis patients were shown to possess calmodulin like activity, as assessed by their ability to activate calmodulin-deficient cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase. Estimation of calmodulin content, using pure calmodulin as standard revealed that control extracts contained 3.08 +/- 0.71 SEM (n = 7) micrograms calmodulin/mg protein and cystic fibrosis extracts 0.88 +/- 0.30 SEM (n = 12) micrograms calmodulin/mg protein (p less than 0.02 for difference from control). The results indicate that the biological activity of calmodulin is altered in buccal epithelial cells from cystic fibrosis individuals.
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- M A McPherson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK
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Hypersensitivity Responses in Cystic Fibrosis. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8561(22)00180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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van Woerkom AE. The end organ defect in cystic fibrosis; a hypothesis: disinhibited inositol cycle activation? Med Hypotheses 1987; 23:383-92. [PMID: 2443821 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(87)90059-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Activation of the inositol cycle by a factor capable of by-passing the normal controls on exocrine secretion by an interaction with a coupling protein could produce effects similar to a calcium ionophore or the ciliary dyskinesia factor. The chloride permeability defect may represent a secondary adaptive change, able to limit the consequences of this via an acid shift in intracellular pH. The model predicts that lithium treatment would limit the effects of the disease.
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- A E van Woerkom
- Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, U.K
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- M A McPherson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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We examined 32 patients with cystic fibrosis, paying special attention to optic nerve performance and pupillary function. Decreased visual acuity occurred in nine of 64 eyes. Three of 17 patients (18%) who used chloramphenicol had bilaterally delayed P100 waves of the visual-evoked response of greater than 3 standard deviations. This was not found in patients who did not use chloramphenicol. Contrast sensitivity in patients with cystic fibrosis was decreased at every spatial frequency when compared to healthy controls. This decrease was noted in patients who did and did not use chloramphenicol, suggesting that chloramphenicol is not the only cause of decreased contrast sensitivity in cystic fibrosis. With pharmacologic pupil testing we determined that patients with cystic fibrosis display a preganglionic oculosympathetic paresis that corresponded to the disease severity, as measured by the Shwachman score.
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McPherson MA, Dormer RL, Bradbury NA, Dodge JA, Goodchild MC. Defective beta-adrenergic secretory responses in submandibular acinar cells from cystic fibrosis patients. Lancet 1986; 2:1007-8. [PMID: 2430151 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)92616-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The in-vitro investigation of secretory responses of submandibular tissues from three cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and four control subjects showed that responses to a beta-adrenergic stimulus (isoproterenol) were much poorer in CF cells than in control cells. The beta-adrenergic secretory responses of the CF cells (as measured by amylase and mucin secretion) were increased in the presence of 3-isobutyl-l-methyl xanthine, a cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Perhaps an alteration in a regulator of cyclic adenosine monophosphate and Ca2+ metabolism in CF cells is responsible for the decrease in beta-adrenergic function. This proposal would account for the defective regulation of protein secretion, Cl- transport, and Ca2+ homoeostasis in CF exocrine cells and thus might be directly related to the genetic defect.
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Boucher RC, Stutts MJ, Knowles MR, Cantley L, Gatzy JT. Na+ transport in cystic fibrosis respiratory epithelia. Abnormal basal rate and response to adenylate cyclase activation. J Clin Invest 1986; 78:1245-52. [PMID: 3771796 PMCID: PMC423810 DOI: 10.1172/jci112708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 448] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The transepithelial potential difference (PD) of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway epithelium is abnormally raised and the Cl- permeability is low. We studied the contribution of active Na+ absorption to the PD and attempted to increase the Cl- permeability of CF epithelia. Nasal epithelia from CF and control subjects were mounted in Ussing chambers and were short-circuited. The basal rate of Na+ absorption was raised in CF polyps compared with control tissues. Whereas beta agonists induced Cl- secretion in normal and atopic epithelia, beta agonists further increased the rate of Na+ absorption in CF epithelia without inducing Cl- secretion. This unusual effect is not due to an abnormal CF beta receptor because similar effects were induced by forskolin, and because cAMP production was similar in normal and CF epithelia. We conclude that CF airway epithelia absorb Na+ at an accelerated rate. The abnormal response to beta agonists may reflect a primary abnormality in a cAMP-modulated path, or a normal cAMP-modulated process in a Cl- impermeable epithelial cell.
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Sullivan MM, Moss RB, Hindi RD, Lewiston NJ. Supraventricular tachycardia in patients with cystic fibrosis. Chest 1986; 90:239-42. [PMID: 2426046 DOI: 10.1378/chest.90.2.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Reports on arrhythmias in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are limited. Four CF patients treated at our center had recurrent supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Three had cor pulmonale, as evidenced by echocardiogram, and all had baseline tachycardia. Twenty-four hour Holter monitoring in three patients showed ectopic atrial pacing and premature atrial and ventricular contractions in one patient, rare PVCs in another, and SVT in all three. All patients had significant bronchospasm requiring the use of theophylline, prednisone, and frequent daily doses of beta-2 adrenergic agonists; two also used nebulized atropine. Average theophylline level for the group was 13.4 micrograms/ml during SVT. There was no correlation between pulmonary obstruction and the frequency of SVT. Factors such as cor pulmonale, ectopy, hypoxia, infection, intensive combination bronchodilator therapy, and corticosteroids probably interacted to precipitate SVT. Altered autonomic responses and a myocardial infiltrative process noted in some patients with CF may also play a role in causing arrhythmias.
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Schöni MH, Türler K, Käser H, Kraemer R. Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in patients with cystic fibrosis. Eur J Pediatr 1986; 145:80-3. [PMID: 3732334 DOI: 10.1007/bf00441861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The enzymatic activity of plasma dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) was determined in 92 children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis, in 25 parents (heterozygotes) of these patients and in 68 healthy controls. Statistically significant (P less than 0.01) lower DBH levels were found in cystic fibrosis patients (17.9 +/- 1.4 mumol/min per 1, SEM) compared to the controls (25.5 +/- 2.1 mumol/min per 1). In 37 patients plasma norepinephrine and dopamine levels were compared to the enzymatic activity, no significant correlation between these variables being shown (r = -0.134 for norepinephrine; r = 0.159 for dopamine). However, due to the large variability of DBH within the groups and due to the lack of relationship of this enzymatic activity to plasma catecholamines, it is concluded that these differences may neither account for the observed elevation of plasma dopamine in cystic fibrosis patients (0.94-6.73 nmol/l vs. 0.01-0.986 nmol/l for controls) nor for their putative autonomic dysfunction.
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von Euler AM, Wallace MA. Conditioned media from cultured cystic fibrosis fibroblasts inhibits Na/K ATPase activity. Life Sci 1985; 37:2399-406. [PMID: 3001462 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(85)90107-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Conditioned culture media taken from fibroblast cell lines derived from skin biopsies of control or of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) were incubated with membranes of rat submandibular glands. The Na/K - ATPase activity of these membranes was inhibited when treated with CF-media, including both ouabain sensitive and insensitive activities. However, the membrane associated Mg-ATPase, Ca-ATPase, and both basal and hormone-stimulated adenylate cyclase activities were relatively unaffected. Thus, a factor or factors produced by CF-fibroblasts was shown to be active in a cell-free system derived from an exocrine gland.
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Heinz-Erian P, Dey RD, Flux M, Said SI. Deficient vasoactive intestinal peptide innervation in the sweat glands of cystic fibrosis patients. Science 1985; 229:1407-8. [PMID: 4035357 DOI: 10.1126/science.4035357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The innervation of acini and ducts of eccrine sweat glands by immunoreactive, vasoactive intestinal peptide-containing nerve fibers was sharply reduced in seven patients with cystic fibrosis compared to eight normal subjects. The decrease in innervation by this neuropeptide, which has been shown to promote blood flow and the movement of water and chloride across epithelial surfaces in other systems, may be a basic mechanism for the decreased water content and relative impermeability of the epithelium to chloride and other ions that characterize cystic fibrosis.
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von Euler AM, Ceder O, Kollberg H, Roomans GM. Effect of chronic treatment with cystic fibrosis fibroblast medium on rat submandibular gland acinar cells. Exp Mol Pathol 1985; 43:142-9. [PMID: 4007140 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4800(85)90064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The effect of chronic treatment with cystic fibrosis (CF) fibroblast medium on rat submandibular gland and pancreas was investigated. Rats were injected for 8 days with conditioned medium from normal or CF fibroblasts. The elemental content of the acinar cells was measured by X-ray microanalysis of cryosections. A significant increase in cellular calcium, and a decrease in cellular sodium concentrations were found after treatment with CF medium. The ultrastructure of the submandibular acinar cells was not affected by the conditioned CF fibroblast culture medium. No effect of treatment with CF medium on ultrastructure and elemental content of pancreatic acinar cells could be demonstrated. The response to alpha-adrenergic, beta-adrenergic, cholinergic, and peptidergic stimulation in submandibular gland acinar cells of rats injected with normal or CF medium was investigated in vitro. With regard to changes in elemental composition after stimulation, no significant differences in response between the two groups could be found. Apparently, a factor in conditioned medium from cultured CF fibroblasts induces a net increase in calcium content of rat submandibular gland acinar cells. Possibly, this factor acts in a similar way in CF patients and may cause elevated calcium levels in CF cells.
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Müller RM, Kuijpers GA, Bardon A, Ceder O, Roomans GM. The chronically pilocarpine-treated rat in the study of cystic fibrosis: investigations on submandibular gland and pancreas. Exp Mol Pathol 1985; 43:97-106. [PMID: 4007143 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4800(85)90059-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The chronically pilocarpine-treated rat has been proposed as an animal model for the disease cystic fibrosis, a generalized exocrinopathy. The effect of chronic pilocarpine treatment on structure, composition, and function of the acinar cells of rat submandibular gland and pancreas was investigated by electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis, and biochemical analysis. The morphological effects of chronic pilocarpine treatment were most pronounced in the pancreas. The number and size of the zymogen granules was increased, and the granules had a less electron-dense appearance. X-ray microanalysis at the cellular level showed in both the submandibular gland and the pancreas a significant increase in calcium and a decrease in sodium. The increase in cellular calcium concentrations can be explained by an increase in the relative volume of secretory material in the cell (assessed by morphometry) and an increase in the local calcium concentration in the secretory material (assessed by X-ray microanalysis at the subcellular level). Chronic pilocarpine treatment caused a disturbance of glycolysis and energy metabolism in the submandibular gland, but no significant effects in this respect were noted in the pancreas. On the other hand, a nearly twofold increase of the pancreatic amylase activity was noted. The pancreas appeared somewhat hyperreactive towards cholinergic stimulation.
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McPherson MA, Dormer RL, Dodge JA, Goodchild MC. Adrenergic secretory responses of submandibular tissues from control subjects and cystic fibrosis patients. Clin Chim Acta 1985; 148:229-37. [PMID: 2412733 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(85)90149-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Adrenergic secretory responses of submandibular glands from control subjects and cystic fibrosis patients have been studied in vitro. In control tissues, isoproterenol (10 mumol/l) and noradrenaline (10 mumol/l) increased release of mucins and amylase to a similar extent (approximately 3-fold) and their actions were mediated by stimulation of beta-adrenergic receptors. In cystic fibrosis tissues, isoproterenol did not significantly increase release of mucins or amylase above the basal rate during 40 min incubation, whereas secretion in response to noradrenaline was not significantly different from that in control tissues. In the presence of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, secretion of mucins and amylase in response to isoproterenol (10 mumol/l) in cystic fibrosis tissues was increased to the same level as that of noradrenaline (10 mumol/l); giving the same pattern of adrenergic responses in cystic fibrosis tissues as in control. The results suggest that overactivity of phosphodiesterase in cystic fibrosis cells might be the cause of the observed decreased secretion in response to a beta-adrenergic agonist.
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Mitchell EA, Patel H, Wealthall SR. Cystic fibrosis heterozygotes have normal autonomic innervation of the heart. AUSTRALIAN PAEDIATRIC JOURNAL 1985; 21:127-8. [PMID: 4038216 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1985.tb00143.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Five simple tests of autonomic nerve function based on measurements of cardiovascular responses to various stimuli were used to investigate possible autonomic dysfunction in obligate heterozygotes for cystic fibrosis. There were no significant differences between the heterozygotes and control groups in any of the tests, suggesting that cystic fibrosis heterozygotes have normal autonomic innervation of the heart.
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Frase LL, Strickland AD, Kachel GW, Krejs GJ. Enhanced glucose absorption in the jejunum of patients with cystic fibrosis. Gastroenterology 1985; 88:478-84. [PMID: 3965337 DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(85)90510-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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After oral D-xylose ingestion, cystic fibrosis patients have significantly higher blood levels of xylose than controls. The aim of this study was to examine whether nutrient absorption at the mucosal level is altered in cystic fibrosis. Steady-state perfusion experiments using isotonic test solutions were performed in 11 healthy controls and 10 cystic fibrosis patients. Net D-glucose absorption was higher in cystic fibrosis when the perfusate contained a glucose concentration of less than or equal to 50 mM. Kinetic analysis by three different methods, including Lineweaver-Burk analysis, revealed a lower apparent Km as well as a lower apparent Vmax in cystic fibrosis as compared with healthy controls (33.9 mM and 52.5 mmol/20 cm . h vs. 81.8 mM and 68.3 mmol/20 cm . h, respectively, p less than 0.01). Absorption of D-fructose and glycine demonstrated a tendency for increased net absorption in cystic fibrosis but the results were not significantly different. L-Xylose absorption and electrolyte movement were not altered in cystic fibrosis. Among several possible mechanisms investigated, a decrease in the apparent Km for glucose absorption would be consistent with a decrease in diffusion barriers overlying the jejunal mucosa in cystic fibrosis. Using an electrical method, the unstirred water layer thickness was significantly decreased in cystic fibrosis (546 +/- 41 micron in cystic fibrosis vs. 780 +/- 110 micron in controls, p less than 0.05). A decrease in the mucosal surface area in the cystic fibrosis group or an intrinsic defect in the mucosal glucose transport system could account for differences in the apparent Vmax values. We suggest, however, that enhanced absorption in cystic fibrosis is most likely due to a decrease in intestinal diffusion barriers possibly due to abnormal mucus overlying the intestinal mucosa.
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Liedtke CM, Tandler B. Physiological responsiveness of isolated rabbit tracheal epithelial cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1984; 247:C441-9. [PMID: 6149692 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1984.247.5.c441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Surface tracheal epithelial cells (tracheocytes) from rabbit were isolated by treating intact tissue with chelators and proteolytic enzymes. The cells were viable as assessed by the following criteria: fluorescent viability staining, sequestration of lactate dehydrogenase, and maintenance of constant ATP levels. Radiolabeled Na+ was transported into cells with a rate constant of 0.06/min and an initial velocity of 1.6 nmol X 10(6) cells-1 X min-1 X beta-adrenergic agonists increased adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The beta-adrenergic effects were potentiated by the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine and blocked by propranolol. The tracheocytes retained the capacity to respond to beta-adrenergic agonists for at least 90 min after isolation. Two major cAMP binding proteins of apparent molecular weights of 50,000 and 54,000 were identified in tracheocytes with the photoaffinity label 8-N3-[32P]cAMP. Agents that increased cAMP levels in intact cells and unlabelled cAMP added to homogenates of cells that were not exposed to drugs decreased photoaffinity labeling. The two proteins correspond in electrophoretic mobility to the regulatory subunits of cAMP-dependent protein kinases I and II, respectively. The results demonstrate that the beta-adrenergic receptors and cAMP binding proteins identified in rabbit tracheal mucosa submucosa are present on tracheocytes, suggesting a role for these receptors in the regulation of tracheocyte physiological events.
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Davis PB, Dieckman L, Boat TF, Stern RC, Doershuk CF. The alpha 2-adrenergic system of the platelet in cystic fibrosis. Am J Med Sci 1984; 288:104-8. [PMID: 6091455 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-198410000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The ability of norepinephrine to inhibit prostaglandin E1 (PGE1)-stimulated accumulation of adenosine 3':5' cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) in intact washed platelets was determined in 12 patients with cystic fibrosis, 6 parents of patients with cystic fibrosis, and a total of 21 healthy age-matched controls. Patients with cystic fibrosis and their parents did not differ from their age-matched controls in basal or PGE1-stimulated levels of cyclic AMP, nor in the dose dependent inhibition of cAMP accumulation by norepinephrine. Moreover, binding sites for [3H]-dihydroergocryptine were present in normal numbers and had normal ligand affinity in platelet membranes from patients with cystic fibrosis. In all measures tested, the alpha 2-adrenergic system in the platelet was normal in cystic fibrosis.
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Sato K, Sato F. Defective beta adrenergic response of cystic fibrosis sweat glands in vivo and in vitro. J Clin Invest 1984; 73:1763-71. [PMID: 6327771 PMCID: PMC437089 DOI: 10.1172/jci111385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Abnormal ductal NaCl absorption has been known as the only defect in cystic fibrosis (CF) sweat glands. We have fortuitously found that the secretory portion of CF sweat glands is also abnormal in that it failed to show a sweating response to beta adrenergic stimulation (isoproterenol, [ISO]) both in vivo and in vitro. For the in vitro sweat test, eccrine sweat glands were isolated from skin biopsy specimens of the forearm, cannulated, and stimulated to secrete sweat. All 14 isolated CF sweat glands failed to respond to ISO + theophylline (TH, as aminophylline), but 17 of 18 control glands responded with a mean rate (SR) of 1.1 nl/min per gland. Cholinergic responsiveness of isolated CF sweat glands was comparable with that of control glands. The in vivo sweat test was performed by intradermal injection in the forearm of 0.2 ml of 2.4 or 8 X 10(-5) M ISO with or without 10(-2) M TH (and 1.4 X 10(-4) M atropine as a necessary anticholinergic agent). The beads of sweat secreted into the oil-filled sweat collection ring glued to the skin were then collected with a glass capillary under a stereomicroscope. Of 28 CF patients, 26 failed to show a secretory response to intradermal injection of ISO + TH, and 2 CF patients gave SR of less than 0.007 nl/min per gland in the first test but no response in the repeat test performed later. In contrast, all 35 age- and sex-matched control subjects responded with the mean SR of 0.72 nl/min per gland. Response of CF patients to epinephrine and phenylephrine was comparable with control, indicating that the alpha adrenergic responsiveness of CF sweat glands is not defective. A preliminary attempt was made to determine tissue cyclic AMP accumulation by radioimmunoassay in isolated sweat glands. No significant difference was observed between CF and control glands in their maximal accumulation of tissue cAMP in response to ISO or ISO + TH, except that the rise time of ISO + TH-induced cAMP accumulation in CF glands was significantly slower during the first 5 min of incubation. The data suggest that beta adrenergic regulation is abnormal in CF sweat glands and justifies further investigations into the mechanism of beta adrenergic regulation of the eccrine sweat gland in both normal and CF subjects.
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Davis PB, Dieckman L, Boat TF, Stern RC, Doershuk CF. Beta adrenergic receptors in lymphocytes and granulocytes from patients with cystic fibrosis. J Clin Invest 1983; 71:1787-95. [PMID: 6306054 PMCID: PMC370384 DOI: 10.1172/jci110934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Intact lymphocytes from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) produce significantly (P less than 0.001) less adenosine 3':5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) than normal lymphocytes in response to isoproterenol (10(-8)-10(-4) M), although the basal cAMP content and the response to prostaglandin E1 are normal. Obligate heterozygotes for CF have significantly (P less than 0.005) reduced cAMP response to isoproterenol as well, suggesting a genetic component in the beta adrenergic deficiency in CF. The number of beta adrenergic receptors, as determined by equilibrium binding of [3H]dihydroalprenolol to lymphocyte particulates, is the same in normal lymphocytes (969 +/- 165 receptors/cell) and lymphocytes from patients with CF (1,333 +/- 263 receptors/cell). Binding properties of the receptor for both antagonist and agonist, as assessed by KD for dihydroalprenolol and Ki for (-)-isoproterenol, are also normal in the CF lymphocytes. Similarly, in granulocytes from patients with CF, the cAMP response to isoproterenol (10(-8)-10(-4) M) is significantly reduced compared with healthy controls (P less than 0.03), as is the response of granulocytes from obligate heterozygotes (P less than 0.05). Again, the basal cAMP levels and the response to prostaglandin E1 are normal. The number of beta adrenergic receptors, as determined by equilibrium binding of [3H]dihydroalprenolol to granulocyte particulates, was the same in normal (1,462 +/- 249 receptors/cell) and CF (1,621 +/- 221 receptors/cell) preparations. Binding properties of the receptor for both agonist and antagonist, as assessed by KD for dihydroalprenolol and Ki for isoproterenol, are normal in CF granulocyte particulates. The lymphocyte and granulocyte beta adrenergic defect in CF cannot be explained by abnormalities of the beta adrenergic receptor or of adenylate cyclase itself. Receptor-cyclase coupling is the most likely site of the heritable beta adrenergic defect in CF.
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Sitaram N, Jones D, Kelwala S, Bell J, Stevenson J, Gershon S. Pharmacology of the human iris: development and use of challenge strategies in the study of antidepression response. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 1983; 7:273-86. [PMID: 6310695 DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(83)90117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Basic physiological and neurochemical control mechanisms of human iris musculature are reviewed. The advantages and limitations of using pupillary responses to cholinergic and adrenergic drug challenges as peripheral indices of neuronal receptor sensitivity, are examined. A group of 15 depressed patients were tested with ocular instillation of pilocarpine and phenylephrine before and during treatment with Tranylcypromine. No change of pilocarpine sensitivity was found. A significant enhancement of phenylephrine sensitivity during weeks 3-5, but not during the first or second week of treatment was noted. The above potentiation of alpha-adrenergic responsiveness was correlated with clinical recovery.
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Davis PB, Kaliner M. Autonomic nervous system abnormalities in cystic fibrosis. JOURNAL OF CHRONIC DISEASES 1983; 36:269-78. [PMID: 6298269 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(83)90062-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The basic defect in cystic fibrosis, the most common lethal genetic diseases of white Americans, is unknown, but the character of the generalized exocrinopathy suggests some disorder of the regulation and control of the process of glandular secretion. Definite abnormalities in all branches of the autonomic nervous system have been demonstrated in patients with cystic fibrosis, including increased sensitivity to alpha-adrenergically stimulated pupillary dilation; increased responsiveness to cholinergic stimulation of pupillary constriction, parotid saliva secretion, and eccrine sweat secretion; and decreased responsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimulation of the cardiovascular system as well as circulating lymphocytes and granulocytes. Since these abnormalities also occur in asymptomatic heterozygotes for cystic fibrosis (parents of patients), they are likely to be inherited characteristics and not secondarily acquired. This constellation of inherited autonomic abnormalities--alpha-adrenergic and cholinergic hyperresponsiveness and beta-adrenergic resistance--may contribute to the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis and may also be an important clue to the nature of the basic defect.
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