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SUBMITTER: Chiarella E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7555226 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chiarella Emanuela E Lombardo Nicola N Lobello Nadia N Aloisio Annamaria A Aragona Teodoro T Pelaia Corrado C Scicchitano Stefania S Bond Heather Mandy HM Mesuraca Maria M
International journal of molecular sciences 20200919 18
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common inflammatory disease of paranasal sinuses, which causes rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, and hyposmia. The genetic predisposition or the exposure to irritants can sustain the inflammatory response and the development of nasal polyposis. Nasal polyps are benign and teardrop-shaped growths that project in the nasal cavities, and originate from the ethmoid sinuses. This inflammatory process is associated with high expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 and IgE. Antibodie ...[more]