King Baudouin Foundation - Fund Alphonse and Jean Forton and Belgian Cystic Fibrosis Society: "Modulation of host - microorganism interactions in cystic fibrosis: the CF Model study" Ghent University
In lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), there is a constant interplay between the microbes living in the airways, and the host defense system in the lung and the blood. For the first time in history, CF care is at a tipping point, with new drugs tackling the disease at its very root: these so-called CFTR modulators improve or even restore the CFTR protein that causes CF, not only in the lungs but also in other organs. Many people ...