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CBIQ is an activator of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and the intermediate-conductance calcium-sensitive K+ channel (KCNN4). CBIQ is a novel tool for a new ion channel; first activator of ΔF508 CFTR the mutant form of CFTR chloride channel present in 75% of cystic fibrosis patients. Other benzoquinolines act at the normal CFTR but not at ΔF508 CFTR. CBIQ also activates KCNN4which hyperpolarizes airway epithelial cells to promote anion fluxa further benefit in cystic fibrosis.