Increased IL-6 and IL-4 in exhaled breath condensate of patients with nasal polyposis | Zendy

Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano | Zendy; Pierluigi Carratù | Zendy; Matteo Gelardi | Zendy; Antonio Spanevello | Zendy; Giuseppe Di Gioia | Zendy; T. Condreva | Zendy; Onofrio Resta | Zendy; Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro | Zendy

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Increased IL-6 and IL-4 in exhaled breath condensate of patients with nasal polyposis

Author(s) -

Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano,

Pierluigi Carratù,

Matteo Gelardi,

Antonio Spanevello,

Giuseppe Di Gioia,

T. Condreva,

Onofrio Resta,

Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

monaldi archives for chest disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 2465-101X

pISSN - 1122-0643

DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2009.369

Subject(s) - medicine , exhaled breath condensate , polypectomy , gastroenterology , nasal polyps , cancer , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy , asthma

Nasal polyposis (NP) occurs in about 1-4% of the worldwide population. Increased plasma concentrations of different pro-inflammatory cytokines have been observed in NP, and might be related to the pathogenesis of this syndrome. The present study was designed to investigate IL-6 and IL-4 concentrations in nasal and oral exhaled breath condensate of patients with early and advanced NP, and following polypectomy.

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