In human nasal epithelial JME/CF15 cells, one hour of VIP treatment strongly increased F508del-CFTR activity, with iodide efflux peaks three times higher than in untreated cells.
In plain wordsIn cells with the cystic fibrosis mutation, VIP raised the activity of the faulty chloride channel about threefold compared with untreated cells.
- Outcome
- IncreaseF508del-CFTR activity after 1 h VIP
- Study
humann: not reported in source
JME/CF15 human nasal epithelial cell line (F508del-CFTR)- Comparator
- Untreated cells
- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Respiratory
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 1 hourAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
One hour of treatment with VIP strongly increased F508del-CFTR activity, with iodide efflux peaks three times higher than with untreated cells.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In the present study, we investigated the effect of VIP on F508del-CFTR activity and membrane insertion in the human nasal epithelial cell line JME/CF15, which also expresses the VPAC(1) receptor.