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Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells in Allergic Disease. [PDF]

, 2013
Type II innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) are a novel population of lineage-negative cells that produce high levels of Th2 cytokines IL-5 and IL-13. ILC2 are found in human respiratory and gastrointestinal tissue as well as in skin.
Doherty, Taylor A, Lund, Sean, Walford, Hannah H   +2 more
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Staphylococcus aureus controls interleukin-5 release in upper airway inflammation [PDF]

, 2018
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent colonizer of the upper airways in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, but also resides intramucosally, it has been shown that secreted staphylococcal proteins such as enterotoxins and serine proteases induce the ...
Bachert, Claus, Bröker, BM, Gevaert, Elien, Holtappels, Gabriële, Merabishvili, Maia, Meyer, T, Murr, A, Schmidt, F, Van Crombruggen, Koen, Vaneechoutte, Mario, Völker, U, Zhang, Nan   +11 more
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Nattokinase, profibrinolytic enzyme, effectively shrinks the nasal polyp tissue and decreases viscosity of mucus

Allergology International, 2017
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is often comorbid with asthma and resistant to therapeutic interventions. We recently reported that excessive fibrin deposition caused by impairment of fibrinolysis might play pivotal role in ...
Tetsuji Takabayashi, Yoshimasa Imoto, Masafumi Sakashita, Yukinori Kato, Takahiro Tokunaga, Kanako Yoshida, Norihiko Narita, Tamotsu Ishizuka, Shigeharu Fujieda   +8 more
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in older adults : clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and comorbidity

, 2019
Purpose of Review Chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a common condition that significantly affects patients' life. This work aims to provide an up-to-date overview of CRSwNP in older adults, focusing on its aging-related clinical ...
Bachert, Claus, Lee, Ji-Hyang, Song, Woo-Jung, Won, Ha-Kyeong   +3 more
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A Case of Choanal Polyp Originating From the Superior Nasal Concha

Medicine Science, 2013
Almost all nasal polyps orginate from the mucosa of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity or from the paranasal sinuses. Diagnosis of a choanal polyp is made by endoscopic and radiologic examinations.
Mehmet Kelles, Israfil Orhan, Selman Sarica, Mehmet Fatih Inci   +3 more
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Medical treatment of nasal polyps: a review [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2014
Nasal polyp is macroscopic edematous mass and it is a most common nasal complaint of the patients. The exact etiology is still unknown and controversial, but the main causes are assumed to be the inflammatory conditions and allergy.
Mohammad Saleh Soltankhah, Mohammad Reza Majidi, Shahaboddin Shabani   +2 more
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Nasal manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2018
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides of medium and small arteries, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract with coexist ...
D'AGUANNO, VITTORIO, DE VINCENTIIS, Marco, FALASCA, VINCENZO, GRECO, Antonio, RALLI, MASSIMO, TURCHETTA, Rosaria   +5 more
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Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in recurrent chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is involved in the upper airway remodeling process. We hypothesized that MMP had an additive effect on the formation of recurrent nasal polyp.
Ling-Feng Wang, Chen-Yu Chien, Feng-Yu Chiang, Chee-Yin Chai, Chih-Feng Tai   +4 more
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Case Series of Antrovestibular Polyp: An Unusual Growth of Antral Polyp Toward the Nasal Vestibule Through the Anterior Fontanelle [PDF]

Journal of Rhinology, 2020
Background and Objectives This case series is aimed to introduce a new term, antrovestibular polyp (AVP), for an antral polyp herniating anteriorly toward the nasal vestibule and to describe an antral polyp direction of growth through the anterior and ...
Goun Choe, January E. Gelera, Jeong-Whun Kim   +2 more
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Aspirin desensitisation therapy for aspirin-intolerant chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]

, 2009
This review is published as a Cochrane Review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to comments and criticisms, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic
Lipworth, Brian J., McKean, Simon, Vaidyanathan, Sriram   +2 more
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