Further clarifying the association between CF apoptosis and the Bcl-2/Bax ratio, Ghavami et al. exposed rat ventricular myofibroblasts to the trans-fatty acids (TFAs), vaccenic acid (VA) and elaidic acid (EA), at concentrations of 200 and 400 μM (Ghavami et al., 2012b). This evidence concerns the gene BCL2 and cystic fibrosis.