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Illustration of the lining of the lung surface

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2019

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Illustration of the lining of the lung surface

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In people with cystic fibrosis, a protein that normally releases bicarbonate (red spheres) from the cell is missing or defective (brown ribbon). Amphotericin B (white) can form channels to release bicarbonate, restoring the antibiotic properties of the airway surface.

Credit

Rebecca Schultz, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

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Illustration of the lining of the lung surface
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NIH Research Matters

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Illustration of the lining of the lung surface