Objective: To investigate the morphogenesis of vocal fold polyps and Reinke's edema on the basis of clinical and morphological analyses of the histological and immunohistochemical data characterizing the state of the local microcirculatory bed and the mechanisms of its permeability impairment.
Subjects And Methods: Polyps of the vocal folds and their mucosal tissue samples in Reinke's edema mucosa, which had been obtained after microsurgical treatment of 31 patients (13 men and 18 women) aged 23 to 75 years, were studied using a wide panel of peroxidase-labeled monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies (DAB chromogen), including T and B cell differentiation markers, Toll-like receptors (TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9), the costimulatory molecule CD80 (B7- 1), and markers for angiogenesis (CD34), vascular and tissue permeability (matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 and MMP-9)), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Results.
Vestn Ross Akad Med Nauk
December 2006
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