Gent University
Modulation of host - microorganism interactions in cystic fibrosis: the CF Model study
2023
Gent
Projet d'Eva Van Braeckel soutenu par le Fonds A & J Forton et muco.be : 'Inflammatory airway diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) are determined by a continuous interplay of local and systemic immunity, and micro-organisms residing in the airways. For the first time in history, CF care is at a tipping point, with CFTR modulators tackling the disease at its very root. This offers a unique momentum to study alterations in host – microorganism interactions, and understand better what is fuelling the disease: the pathogen or the host defines?'