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Excessive periostin expression and Th2 response in patients with nasal polyps: association with asthma
1 Dec 2018
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BACKGROUND: Periostin has been shown to be upregulated in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), especially in the CRSwNP patients with asthma. However, the underlying mechanism that how periostin contributes to the polyp genesis remains unclear. METHODS: In this study, we collected 63 CRSwNP patients' nasal polyps (NPs) and 25 control subjects' uncinated tissues. The expressions of periostin, thymic...
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