Detection of the chemokine RANTES and endothelial adhesion molecules in nasal polyps☆,☆☆,★,★★
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Keywords
Chemotactic factors
RANTES
VCAM-1
E-selectin
eosinophil
nasal polyps
endothelial adhesion molecules
eosinophils
epithelium
Abbreviations
dPBS:
Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline >(pH 7.3) with calcium and magnesium
GM-CSF:
Granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor
NA:
Nonallergic
NP:
Nasal polyp
S/T:
Sinus and turbinate
VCAM-1:
Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
vWF:
von Willebrand factor
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From the aDepartment of Medicine (Division of Immunology) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore; bOtsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Rockville; cDNAX, Palo Alto; and dthe Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center.
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Supported by grants AI 01226, AI 21037, and AM 31891 from the National Institutes of Health.
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Reprint requests: Lisa A. Beck, MD, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Room 3A.62, Baltimore, MD 21224-6801.
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