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Marsico Lung Institute Publications for March 2026

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Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for March 2026 included papers appearing in Science, Microbiome, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Check out the full list below:

  1. Bathgate CJ, Smith ED, Murphy NH, Quittner AL, Riekert KA, Goralski JL, Holm KE. Stress management reduces severe depression and anxiety symptoms in adults with cystic fibrosis: Results from the coping and learning to manage stress (CALM) intervention. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 Mar 25:S1569-1993(26)00082-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2026.03.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41887978.
  2. Qin L, Jiang J, Ma S, Liu X, Lv P, Wang W, Takiff HE, Xie YL, Liu Q, Li W. Divergent Evolution of Tuberculosis Lesions During Treatment: A Longitudinal CT-Based Analysis of Progression and Regression Patterns. Diagnostics (Basel). 2026 Mar 18;16(6):892. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics16060892. PMID: 41897625; PMCID: PMC13025260.
  3. Shenoy SK, Gutay M, Brown I, Rogers TD, Banner K, Olegario N, Griffin N, Goodell HP, Yoder B, Lalush DS, Edwards DA, Boucher RC, Grubb BR, Button B. Cilia-independent gas-liquid transport, a third mechanism mediating airway mucus clearance. J Clin Invest. 2026 Mar 17:e182984. doi: 10.1172/JCI182984. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41843010.
  4. Roca C, Hemphill CC, Speen AM, Jaspers I, Wolfgang MC, Drummond MB. Dysbiosis of the nasal microbiome is associated with prospective acute exacerbation of COPD. Microbiome. 2026 Mar 16. doi: 10.1186/s40168-026-02357-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41840696.
  5. Ehre C, Mall MA, McElvaney GN. Mucus and inflammation in the HEMT Era: Persistent barriers to complete airway normalization in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 Mar 14:S1569-1993(26)00055-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2026.03.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41833488.
  6. Richards C, Brunton AE, Choate R, Winthrop K, McShane PJ, Maselli DJ, Knowles MR, Swenson C, Tino G, Aksamit TR, Metersky ML; Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry Investigators. CFTR mutations and potential associations with increased rates of pulmonary infections among patients from the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry. Chest. 2026 Mar 14:S0012-3692(26)00303-X. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.02.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41839362.
  7. Fresquez SE, Sivaraman V, Saini Y, Walker D, Chavis T, Soule E, Sousan S. Impacts of Mislabeled ECIG Liquids on Primary Particulate Matter Emissions. Toxics. 2026 Mar 13;14(3):256. doi: 10.3390/toxics14030256. PMID: 41893524; PMCID: PMC13029940.
  8. Kam CW, McKinzie CJ, Goralski JL. Fetal Transplacental Therapy to Mitigate Consequences of Cystic Fibrosis. Clin Ther. 2026 Mar 13:S0149-2918(26)00033-0. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2026.02.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41832105.
  9. Hickman E, Dabbs W, Wells H, Barr RG, Woodruff P, Ohar J, Martinez FJ, Bowler R, Cooper CB, Curtis JL, Wells JM, Labaki WW, Jaspers I, Rager JE, Alexis NE. Similarity of sputum mediator signatures between e-cigarette users and COPD depends on GOLD stage and type of e-cigarette: a pilot study. PLoS One. 2026 Mar 9;21(3):e0343940. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343940. PMID: 41801994. PMCID: PMC12970936.
  10. Snouwaert JN, Nguyen M, Gabel CA, Aksentijevich I, Ting JP, Koller BH. Mice humanized by syntenic replacement with full-length NLRP3 disease-associated variants model the clinical cryopyrinopathy continuum. JCI Insight. 2026 Mar 9;11(5):e194677. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.194677. PMID: 41797712. PMCID: PMC13041679.
  11. Weitz AS, Sears PR, Clapp PW, Durham PG, Tsuruta JK, Hill DB, Ostrowski LE, Dayton PA, Caughey MC. Inhalable Ultrasound Contrast Agent with Induced Microbubble Destruction and Associated Biological Effects on the Respiratory Epithelium, In Vitro. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2026 Mar 9:S0301-5629(26)00061-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2026.02.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41807232.
  12. Haendel MA, Ahern R, Bailey KB, Bakas S, Barth-Jones DC, Bohl A, Bian J, Bourne PE, Boyles RR, Chute CG, Cimino JJ, Grannis S, Hartman TS, Holko M, Hotaling NA, Housman DJ, Hunter LE, Hurwitz E, Phua J, Kahn MG, Kuzmanovic D, Lemieux J, Loomba J, Madlock-Brown CR, Mandl KD, Mazumder R, McMurry JA, McMurry AJ, Modi ZJ, Moffitt RA, Mosa ASM, Messina N, O’Neil ST, Peterson JF, Pfaff ER, Phuong J, Presskreischer R, Sanders L, Sarker A, Thomson A, Unertl KM, Walden A, Weinstein J. Governing real-world health data as a public utility. Science. 2026 Mar 5;391(6789):993-996. doi: 10.1126/science.aeb1178. PMID: 41785358.
  13. Wiggins A, Chaudhry UN, Bisaro F, Lueck A, Schmalstig AA, Hatfull GF, Hill DB, Braunstein M. Inactivating conditions of therapeutic mycobacteriophages. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Mar 3;14(3):e0265525. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02655-25. PMID: 41670374; PMCID: PMC12955380.

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