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Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
October 2006
Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Speech and Hearing Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais.
Unlabelled: The research involving tissue factors, such as granulocyte macrophage colonies stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 5 (IL-5), leads to the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of eosinophilia, which is essential for the pathogenesis on eosinophilic nasal polyps. Mitomycin C has been successfully used in otolaryngology.
Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of mitomycin C in secretion of GM-CSF and IL-5 on eosinophilic nasal polyps.