Further studies in primary human bronchial epithelial cells in air-liquid interface culture, and models that allow comparison of genetically identical populations in parallel, including CFTR-deficient and corrected induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and inducible CFTR-expressing CFBE cells, are currently performed to further support the notion that CFTR is involved in the activity of the EGFR/ADAM17 axis and may contribute to abnormal resolution of injury and inflammation in CF lung disease. Here, EGFR is linked to cystic fibrosis.