Article
Differences in innate immune response gene regulation in the middle ear of children who are otitis prone and in those not otitis prone.
American journal of rhinology & allergy - 1 Nov 2016
Kaur Ravinder, Casey Janet, Pichichero Michael
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute otitis media (AOM) causes an inflammatory response in the middle ear. We assessed differences in innate immune responses involved in bacterial defense at onset of AOM in children who were stringently defined as otitis prone (sOP) and children not otitis prone (NOP). STUDY DESIGN: Innate immune genes analysis from middle ear fluid (MEF) samples of children. METHODS: Genes of toll-like receptors...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Chemokine CCL3
- Chemokine CCL5
- Child
- Ear, Middle
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
