Sinus hypoplasia precedes sinus infection in a porcine model of cystic fibrosis
Open Access
- 18 June 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 122 (9), 1898-1905
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23392
Abstract
Objectives/Hypothesis: Chronic sinusitis is nearly universal in humans with cystic fibrosis (CF) and is accompanied by sinus hypoplasia (small sinuses). However, whether impaired sinus development is a primary feature of loss of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) or a secondary consequence of chronic infection remains unknown. Our objective was to study the early pathogenesis of sinus disease in CF. Study Design: Animal/basic science research. Methods: Sinus development was studied in a porcine CF model. Results: Porcine sinus epithelia expressed CFTR and exhibited transepithelial anion transport. Disruption of the CFTR gene eliminated both. Sinuses of newborn CF pigs were not infected and showed no evidence of inflammation, yet were hypoplastic at birth. Older CF pigs spontaneously developed sinus disease similar to that seen in humans with CF. Conclusions: These results define a role for CFTR in sinus development and suggest the potential of the CF pig as a genetic model of CF‐sinus disease in which to test therapeutic strategies to minimize sinus‐related CF morbidity.Keywords
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