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Visual explanation of how cystic fibrosis affects the lungs.

Visual explanation of how cystic fibrosis affects the lungs.
Visual explanation of how cystic fibrosis affects the lungs.
Visual explanation of how cystic fibrosis affects the lungs.
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Taylor, Eric S.
Visual explanation of how cystic fibrosis affects the lungs.
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10/29/2013
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Originally uploaded into an Oceanus online article slideshow at (https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/marine-microbes-vs-cystic-fibrosis) and then removed.
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Cystic fibrosis is a disease that afflicts tens of thousands of people in the United States. The disease is caused by a mutation in a protein, called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), which normally pumps chloride ions and water out of cells into the lungs. In cystic fibrosis, the pump doesn't work, and a sticky mucus in the lungs is produced, making it hard to breathe and the lungs prone to infection. Watch this video about how WHOI scientists are looking for molecules made by marine organisms that could stimulate the CFTRs to function normally, as a possible treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Creative
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/marine-microbes-vs-cystic-fibrosis
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