Does the maxillary sinus have a triggering role in nasal nitric oxide synthesis?


GÜÇLÜ O., ULUDAĞ A., AKÇALI A., Tekin K., ERDOĞAN H., SILAN F., ...More

RHINOLOGY, vol.50, no.4, pp.402-407, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4193/rhin12.081
  • Journal Name: RHINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.402-407
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated whether the maxillary sinus plays a stimulatory role in nasal nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. Research on sinusitis and nasal polyps has found low NO levels in exhaled air and linked this to obstruction of the ostium. However, the major source of NO in exhaled air is thought to be the nasal mucosa. In this study, Streptococcus pneumoniae was applied to the maxillary sinus to investigate changes in NO synthesis of the nasal mucosa.