Re: [DIYbio] what's mucostasis?

first thoughts:
muco (having to do with mucus or the membranes)
stasis - 'standing still'

in CF the mucous is too thick from weird/unnormal ion concentration,
something like it doesn't move enough and doesn't mix around, limiting
oxygen to get across into/past cells by diffusion alone. I remember
some kid in a video on CF I saw, pounding his chest every morning
repeatedly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iLOL2WYD6SQ#t=171s

On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Jeswin <phillyj101@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone explain to me what mucostasis means? The google search doesn't give
me  much info. The context is in cystic fibrosis and the mucus clogging the
airways:

"As a consequence, increased water reabsorption across airway epithelial
cells leads to extreme dehydration of the
airway surface liquid layer, chronic mucostasis, and airflow obstruction."

Can read the whole article here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356721/pdf/TSWJ2012-465230.pdf


Thanks

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