Testing of Transport, Measurement of Ciliary Activity
Fig. 28.1 (a) Schematic representation of a spheroid in suspension culture. (b) SEM picture of spheroid after 6 weeks in suspension These newly formed cilia do not express the acquired…
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Sneezing and Itching: Mechanisms of the Symptoms
(A) Rhinitis (B) Photic sneeze reflex (ACHOO syndrome) (C) Physical stimulations of the trigeminal nerve (D) Central nervous system pathologies (E) Psychogenic (intractable) sneezing (F) Snatiation* reflex (G) Sexual ideation…
Nutrition and the Upper Respiratory Tract
Study authors and n Type of study, vitamin D dosage, and duration of intervention Results Comment Aloia and Li-Ng (2007), n = 204 3-year RCT using 2,000 IU/day of vitamin D3 in…
The Neutrophil and Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Fig. 7.1 Neutrophil on blood smear, Wright’s Giemsa stain. Original magnification 100 × oil immersion. Note the characteristic multi-segmented nucleus and mostly lilac-staining specific (secondary) granules and a few azurophilic primary granules….
Mast Cells
Phenotype MCTC MCT Proteases Tryptase (+++) Tryptase (++) Chymase (+) Chymase (−) Carboxypeptidase A3 (++) Carboxypeptidase A3 (+?) Cathepsin G (+) Distribution Skin (++) Skin (−) Intestinal submucosa (+) Intestinal…
Nasal NO and Its Role in the Physiology of the Nose and Diagnosis
T. Metin Önerci (ed.)Nasal Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nasal Disorders201310.1007/978-3-642-37250-6_9© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 9. Nasal NO and Its Role in the Physiology of the Nose and Diagnosis Peter W. Hellings1 and Glenis K. Scadding2 (1) Department of…
