The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Page 507 , February 2010

Remodeling and inflammation in Chinese versus white patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

  • Nan Zhang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of ORL, University of Ghent, Belgium
    • Department of ORL, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, China
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  • Shixi Liu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of ORL, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Ping Lin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Xiaoyuan Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of ORL, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Nicholas van Bruaene, MD

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of ORL, University of Ghent, Belgium
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  • Jie Zhang, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  • Thibaut van Zele, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of ORL, University of Ghent, Belgium
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  • Claus Bachert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of ORL, University of Ghent, Belgium

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  2. Zhang N, Van Zele T, Perez-Novo C, Van Bruaene N, Holtappels G, DeRuyck N, et al. Different types of T effector cells orchestrate mucosal inflammation in chronic sinus disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:961–968
  3. Van Bruaene N, Perez-Novo C, Basinski T, Van Zele T, Holtappels G, Schmidt-Weber C, et al. T cell regulation in chronic paranasal sinus disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;121:1435–1441
  4. Van Bruaene N, Derycke L, Perez-Novo CA, Gevaert P, Holtappels G, De Ruyck N, et al TGF-beta protein and receptor expression, and intracellular signaling in chronic rhinosinusitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009;124:253–259

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)01542-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.10.015

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Page 507 , February 2010