Flagellin-induces a hypersecretory phenotype in primary human bronchial epithelial cells, presented at The 13th European Cystic Fibrosis Basic Science Conference, Pisa, Italy, March 2016
A screen of microbial-derived products using a 3D model of the human airway epithelium (bronchospheres) revealed flagellin (FLG) as a potential regulator of mucociliary structure and function. Flagellin, a TLR5-agonist, is the key protein component of bacterial flagella expressed by a number of organisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Considering that mucus plugs in the airways of […]