The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of enterotoxins (SEs) in the serum from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and its involvement in the condition. Thirty CRS patients without nasal polyps (CRSsNP), 40 CRS patients with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Peripheral blood was obtained and analyzed to measure the serum levels of total IgE, specific IgE to SEA, SEB and SEC, and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) using ImmunoCAP assays.
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August 2012
Objective: To investigate the relationships between the severity of childhood allergic rhinitis (AR) and the peripheral blood eosinophil count, serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), total IgE (tIgE), and allergen-specific IgE (sIgE) levels.
Methods: A total of 138 children with AR aged 3 to 17 (9.96 ± 3.
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
June 2010
Objective: To investigate the association between the promoter polymorphism -509C/T of the transforming growth factor-β1 gene (TGFB1) and the disease severity of allergic rhinitis (AR) in childhood.
Methods: A total of 96 Chinese patients with persistent AR aged 3 - 17 (9.4 ± 3.