Evaluation of genome-wide expression profiles of blood and sputum neutrophils in cystic fibrosis patients before and after antibiotic therapy.

In seeking more specific biomarkers of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammatory disease that would be sensitive to antibiotic therapy, we sought to evaluate the gene expression profiles of neutrophils in CF patients before treatment in comparison with non-CF healthy individuals and after antibioti...

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Main Authors: Massimo Conese, Stefano Castellani, Silvia Lepore, Orazio Palumbo, Antonio Manca, Teresa Santostasi, Angela Maria Polizzi, Massimiliano Copetti, Sante Di Gioia, Valeria Casavola, Lorenzo Guerra, Anna Diana, Pasqualina Montemurro, Maria Addolorata Mariggiò, Crescenzio Gallo, Angela Bruna Maffione, Massimo Carella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4118979?pdf=render