Article
In Vivo Biofilm Formation, Gram-Negative Infections and TAS2R38 Polymorphisms in CRSw NP Patients.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Oct 2018
Cantone Elena, Negri Rossella, Roscetto Emanuela, Grassia Rossella, Catania Maria Rosaria, Capasso Pasquale, Maffei Marianna, Soriano Amata Amy, Leone Carlo Antonio, Iengo Maurizio, Greco Luigi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Among the predisposing factors implicated in the immune response to airway bacterial infections, genetic variations of the bitter taste receptor TAS2R38, which is expressed in the cilia of the human sinonasal epithelial cells, seem to be associated with susceptibility to chronic rhino...
Topics
- Adult
- Biofilms
- Chronic Disease
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
