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Guo Y, Wang H, Lyu R, Wang J, Wang T, Shi J, Lyu L. Nanocarrier-Mediated Delivery of MicroRNAs for Fibrotic Diseases. Mol Diagn Ther 2024; 28:53-67. [PMID: 37897655 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-023-00681-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous noncoding RNAs that mediate the fibrotic process by regulating multiple targets. MicroRNA-based therapy can restore or inhibit miRNA expression and is expected to become an effective approach to prevent and alleviate fibrotic diseases. However, the safe, targeted, and effective delivery of miRNAs is a major challenge in translating miRNA therapy from bench to bedside. In this review, we briefly describe the pathophysiological process of fibrosis and the mechanism by which miRNAs regulate the progression of fibrosis. Additionally, we summarize the miRNA nanodelivery tools for fibrotic diseases, including chemical modifications and polymer-based, lipid-based, and exosome-based delivery systems. Further clarification of the role of miRNAs in fibrosis and the development of a novel nanodelivery system may facilitate the prevention and alleviation of fibrotic diseases in the future.
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- Yanfang Guo
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650106, Yunnan, China.
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Science and Technology Achievement Incubation Center, NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, 1168 West Chunrong Road, Yuhua Avenue, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
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Barchiesi E, Wareing T, Desmond L, Phan AN, Gentile P, Pontrelli G. Characterization of the Shells in Layer-By-Layer Nanofunctionalized Particles: A Computational Study. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:888944. [PMID: 35845400 PMCID: PMC9280187 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.888944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Drug delivery carriers are considered an encouraging approach for the localized treatment of disease with minimum effect on the surrounding tissue. Particularly, layer-by-layer releasing particles have gained increasing interest for their ability to develop multifunctional systems able to control the release of one or more therapeutical drugs and biomolecules. Although experimental methods can offer the opportunity to establish cause and effect relationships, the data collection can be excessively expensive or/and time-consuming. For a better understanding of the impact of different design conditions on the drug-kinetics and release profile, properly designed mathematical models can be greatly beneficial. In this work, we develop a continuum-scale mathematical model to evaluate the transport and release of a drug from a microparticle based on an inner core covered by a polymeric shell. The present mathematical model includes the dissolution and diffusion of the drug and accounts for a mechanism that takes into consideration the drug biomolecules entrapped into the polymeric shell. We test a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the influence of changing the model conditions on the total system behavior. To prove the effectiveness of this proposed model, we consider the specific application of antibacterial treatment and calibrate the model against the data of the release profile for an antibiotic drug, metronidazole. The results of the numerical simulation show that ∼85% of the drug is released in 230 h, and its release is characterized by two regimes where the drug dissolves, diffuses, and travels the external shell layer at a shorter time, while the drug is released from the shell to the surrounding medium at a longer time. Within the sensitivity analysis, the outer layer diffusivity is more significant than the value of diffusivity in the core, and the increase of the dissolution parameters causes an initial burst release of the drug. Finally, changing the shape of the particle to an ellipse produces an increased percentage of drugs released with an unchanged release time.
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- E. Barchiesi
- Instituto de Investigación Cientifica, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru
- École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest, Brest, France
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: P. Gentile, ; G. Pontrelli,
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- Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo-CNR, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: P. Gentile, ; G. Pontrelli,
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Patel M, Jha A, Patel R. Potential application of PLGA microsphere for tissue engineering. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-021-02562-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anderson AJ, Grey E, Bongiardina NJ, Bowman CN, Bryant SJ. Synthesis and Characterization of Click Nucleic Acid Conjugated Polymeric Microparticles for DNA Delivery Applications. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1127-1136. [PMID: 33621070 PMCID: PMC8669756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Microparticle-mediated nucleic acid delivery is a popular strategy to achieve therapeutic outcomes via antisense gene therapy. However, current methods used to fabricate polymeric microparticles suffer from suboptimal properties such as particle polydispersity and low encapsulation efficiency. Here, a new particulate delivery system based on step-growth thiol-Michael dispersion polymerization is reported in which a low polydispersity microparticle is functionalized with a synthetic nucleic acid mimic, namely, click nucleic acids (CNA). CNA oligomers, exhibiting an average length of approximately four nucleic acid repeat units per chain for both adenine and thymine bases, were successfully conjugated to excess thiols present in the microparticles. Effective DNA loading was obtained by simple mixing, and up to 6 ± 2 pmol of complementary DNA/mg of particle was achieved, depending on the length of DNA used. In addition, DNA loading was orders of magnitude less for noncomplementary sequences and sequences containing an alternating base mismatch. The DNA release properties were evaluated, and it was found that release could be triggered by sudden changes in temperature but was unaffected over a range of pH. Finally, phagocytosis of loaded microparticles was observed by confocal microscopy and corroborated by an increase in cellular metabolic activity up to 90%. Overall, this work suggests that CNA functionalized microparticles could be a promising platform for controlled DNA delivery.
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- Alex J Anderson
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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Singh AK, Ghosh M, Kumar V, Aggarwal S, Patil SA. Interplay between miRNAs and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:1245-1255. [PMID: 33497829 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that mycobacteria change the host miRNA profile to their advantage. The active participation of miRNAs in controlling immune responses in TB has raised the possibility of utilizing miRNA-based therapy itself or canonically with a standard drug regimen for shortening the duration of treatment. The development of delivery systems for optimal delivery of oligonucleotides, including small interfering (si)RNA/miRNAs-based therapeutics has shown potential as a new therapeutic intervention. However, studies related to the exploitation of miRNAs as both biomarkers and as therapeutics in TB are scarce; thus, more in vitro and in vivo studies are required to fully determine the role of miRNAs as potential diagnostic biomarkers and to improve the pharmacological profile of this class of therapeutics.
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- Amit Kumar Singh
- Experimental Animal Facility, ICMR-National JALMA Institute For Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, M. Miyazaki Marg, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar-751024
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- Experimental Animal Facility, ICMR-National JALMA Institute For Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, M. Miyazaki Marg, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Immunology Division, ICMR-National JALMA Institute For Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, M. Miyazaki Marg, Tajganj, Agra, India
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Lagreca E, Onesto V, Di Natale C, La Manna S, Netti PA, Vecchione R. Recent advances in the formulation of PLGA microparticles for controlled drug delivery. Prog Biomater 2020; 9:153-174. [PMID: 33058072 PMCID: PMC7718366 DOI: 10.1007/s40204-020-00139-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Polymeric microparticles (MPs) are recognized as very popular carriers to increase the bioavailability and bio-distribution of both lipophilic and hydrophilic drugs. Among different kinds of polymers, poly-(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is one of the most accepted materials for this purpose, because of its biodegradability (due to the presence of ester linkages that are degraded by hydrolysis in aqueous environments) and safety (PLGA is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved compound). Moreover, its biodegradability depends on the number of glycolide units present in the structure, indeed, lower glycol content results in an increased degradation time and conversely a higher monomer unit number results in a decreased time. Due to this feature, it is possible to design and fabricate MPs with a programmable and time-controlled drug release. Many approaches and procedures can be used to prepare MPs. The chosen fabrication methodology influences size, stability, entrapment efficiency, and MPs release kinetics. For example, lipophilic drugs as chemotherapeutic agents (doxorubicin), anti-inflammatory non-steroidal (indomethacin), and nutraceuticals (curcumin) were successfully encapsulated in MPs prepared by single emulsion technique, while water-soluble compounds, such as aptamer, peptides and proteins, involved the use of double emulsion systems to provide a hydrophilic compartment and prevent molecular degradation. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview about the preparation and characterization of drug-loaded PLGA MPs obtained by single, double emulsion and microfluidic techniques, and their current applications in the pharmaceutical industry.Graphic abstract.
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- Elena Lagreca
- Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthCare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthCare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthCare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125, Naples, Italy.
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Biomaterials, CRIB, University Federico II, P.leTecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, CIRPEB: Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthCare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125, Naples, Italy
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Biomaterials, CRIB, University Federico II, P.leTecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Center for Advanced Biomaterials for HealthCare@CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125, Naples, Italy.
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Biomaterials, CRIB, University Federico II, P.leTecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.
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Kapadia CH, Luo B, Dang MN, Irvin-Choy N, Valcourt DM, Day ES. Polymer nanocarriers for MicroRNA delivery. J Appl Polym Sci 2020; 137:48651. [PMID: 33384460 PMCID: PMC7773200 DOI: 10.1002/app.48651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs), which are highlyconserved noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of various genes post transcriptionally to control cellular functions, has been associated with the development of many diseases. In some cases, disease-promoting miRNAs are upregulated, while in other instances disease-suppressive miRNAs are downregulated. To alleviate this imbalanced miRNA expression, either antagomiRs or miRNA mimics can be delivered to cells to inhibit or promote miRNA expression, respectively. Unfortunately, the clinical translation of bare antagomiRs and miRNA mimics has been challenging because nucleic acids are susceptible to nuclease degradation, display unfavorable pharmacokinetics, and cannot passively enter cells. This review emphasizes the challenges associated with miRNA mimic delivery and then discusses the design and implementation of polymer nanocarriers to overcome these challenges. Preclinical efforts are summarized, and a forward-looking perspective on the future clinical translation of polymer nanomaterials as miRNA delivery vehicles is provided.
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- Chintan H Kapadia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Newark, Delaware 19713
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McKiernan PJ, Smith SGJ, Durham AL, Adcock IM, McElvaney NG, Greene CM. The Estrogen-Induced miR-19 Downregulates Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor Expression in Monocytes. J Innate Immun 2019; 12:90-102. [PMID: 31266011 DOI: 10.1159/000500419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Compared to females, males are more susceptible to acute viral and other respiratory tract infections that display greater severity and higher mortality. In contrast, females tend to fare worse with chronic inflammatory diseases. Circulating 17β-estradiol (E2) is a female-specific factor that may influence the progression of human lung diseases. Here we hypothesize that E2 modulates the inflammatory response of monocytes through microRNA (miRNA)-based modulation of secretory leucoprotease inhibitor (SLPI), an antiprotease with immunomodulatory effects. Monocytic cells were treated ± E2, and differentially expressed miRNAs were identified using PCR profiling. Cells were transfected with miRNA mimics or antimiRs and SLPI mRNA and protein levels were quantified. Luciferase activity assay using wildtype and ΔmiR-19a/b-SLPI3'UTR reporter constructs and chromatin immunoprecipitation on E2-treated monocytes were performed. E2 downregulated SLPI and upregulated miR-19 expression in monocytes. Transfection with premiR-19b reduced SLPI mRNA and protein levels and this effect was abrogated using antimiRs against miR-19b. miR-19b directly binds the SLPI 3'UTR. The mechanism responsible for E2-mediated upregulation of miR-19 occurs via increased MIR17HG promoter activity mediated by c-MYC. Overall E2 decreases SLPI expression in human monocytic cells, via changes in miRNA expression and highlights the potential for estrogen to modulate the innate immune system.
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- Paul J McKiernan
- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland,
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