With the CF Research News, we aim to bridge the gap between people with CF and the researchers investigating CF and how best to treat those with the condition.
We want to provide access to patients, parents, relatives, friends and caregivers of patients with CF to all scientific work mainly published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis (JCF).

All PDF files published hereunder are lay version summaries of work published in the JCF.

June 2017

Title: Recovery of lung function following a pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis and the G551D-CFTR mutation treated with ivacaftor.
Authors
Flume PA, Wainwright CE, Tullis ED, Rodriguez S, Niknian M, Higgins M, Davies JC, Wagener JS
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Jun 24. pii: S1569-1993(17)30770-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.06.002
Keywords
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, Ivacaftor, Pulmonary exacerbations, Pulmonary function
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June 2017

Title: A single bout of maximal exercise improves lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Authors
Matthew A. Tucker, Reva Crandall1, Nicole Seigler, Paula Rodriguez-Miguelez, Kathleen T. McKie, Caralee Forseen, Jeffrey Thomas, & Ryan A. Harris
References

2017 Jun 23. pii: S1569-1993(17)30768-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.05.011

Keywords
Exercise capacity, Impulse oscillometry, Multi-breath washout; Spirometry
Theme
Physiotherapy/Exercise testing
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June 2017

Title: The use of fructosamine in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) screening.
Authors
Lam GY, Doll-Shankaruk M, Dayton J, Rodriguez-Capote K, Higgins TN, Thomas D, Mulchey K, Smith MP, Brown NE, Leung WM, Estey MP
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Jun 22. pii: S1569-1993(17)30767-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.05.010
Keywords
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, FEV(1), Oral glucose tolerance test, screening, Serum fructosamine
Theme
Diabetes
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June 2017

Title: Seasonality of acquisition of respiratory bacterial pathogens in young children with cystic fibrosis.
Authors
Psoter KJ, De Roos AJ, Wakefield J, Mayer JD, Rosenfeld M
References
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 9;17(1):411. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2511-9.
Keywords
Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Haemophilus influenzae, MRSA, Seasonality, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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June 2017

Title: Pulmonary surfactant dysfunction in pediatric cystic fibrosis: Mechanisms and reversal with a lipid-sequestering drug.
Authors
Gunasekara L, Al-Saiedy M, Green F, Pratt R, Bjornson C, Yang A, Michael Schoel W, Mitchell I, Brindle M, Montgomery M, Keys E, Dennis J, Shrestha G, Amrein M.
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Jun 7. pii: S1569-1993(17)30151-0.
Keywords
Cholesterol, oxidative stress, Free fatty acids, Genotypes, Infection, Inflammation, Lung surfactant, Phospholipids, Surface tension
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June 2017

Title: Complications of long and intermediate term venous catheters in cystic fibrosis patients: A multicenter study.
Authors
May TL, Gifford AH, Lahiri T, Black A, Trang J, Cornell AG, Gonzalez K, Morin S, Napier M, Duarte CW, Zuckerman JB
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Jun 1. pii: S1569-1993(17)30150-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.04.014
Keywords
CFF Patient Registry, Central line, Infectious complications, Pulmonary exacerbation
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