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Staphylococcus aureus and chronic airway disease.
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Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is correlated with the development of persistent severe inflammatory disease of the upper airway including chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. This inflammation of the upper airways is characterized by a T-helper 2-driven disease: interleukin-5 is significantly increased and local production of immunoglobulin E is observed. S. aureus and its enterotoxins are deregulating the tissue inflammation at different levels: structural cells and the innate and adaptive immune system. Knowing the triggers of the pathomechanisms involved will greatly help us to find new therapeutic approaches to resolve this chronic inflammatory process.
Language
English
Source (journal)
The World Allergy Organization journal
Publication
2010
ISSN
1939-4551
DOI
10.1097/WOX.0B013E3181ECD8AE
Volume/pages
3 :8 (2010) , p. 223-228
Pubmed ID
23282714
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