Significance of IgG4-positive cells in severe eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
Takahisa Koyama,
Shin Kariya,
Yasuharu Sato,
Yuka Gion,
Takaya Higaki,
Takenori Haruna,
Tazuko Fujiwara,
Akira Minoura,
Soshi Takao,
Yorihisa Orita,
Kengo Kanai,
Masami Taniguchi,
Kazunori Nishizaki,
Mitsuhiro Okano
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
allergology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.49
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1440-1592
pISSN - 1323-8930
DOI - 10.1016/j.alit.2018.09.002
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilia , nasal polyps , eosinophilic , pathology , immunoglobulin e , immunohistochemistry , pathophysiology , chronic rhinosinusitis , biomarker , antibody , immunology , gastroenterology , biology , biochemistry
IgG4 production is regulated by type 2 (IL-4 and IL-13) and regulatory (IL-10) cytokines involved in the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We sought to determine the pathophysiological characteristics of IgG4-positive cells in sinonasal tissues in CRS, especially eosinophilic CRS (ECRS).
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