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., ...Daha Fazla

RHINOLOGY, cilt.50, sa.4, ss.402-407, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4193/rhin12.081
  • Dergi Adı: RHINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.402-407
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.