Interkingdom signaling elicited by bacterial extracellular vesicles in human cystic fibrosis airway epithelium and neutrophils - PubMed
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- #cystic fibrosis
- #Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- #extracellular vesicles
- Study investigates interkingdom signaling via bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) in cystic fibrosis (CF) airway epithelium and neutrophils.
- EVs from Pseudomonas aeruginosa affect host EV release and neutrophil phenotype in CF patients.
- Co-existence of bacterial and host EVs observed in CF airway fluids.
- Mutations in P. aeruginosa EVs alter host epithelial EV release and neutrophil responses.
- Findings suggest host-bacterial interaction via EVs contributes to chronic infection in CF.