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A 75-year-old Japanese man with chronic hepatitis C was found to have a large liver tumor and multiple nodules in the bilateral lungs. We diagnosed the tumor as hepatocellular carcinoma...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Allergic fungal sinusitis is characterized by allergic mucin which includes eosinophils and fungal hyphae. But we don't know why eosinophils are accumulated at the nasal secretion and...
Eosinophil degranulation is considered to be a key effector function for the killing of helminthic worms and tissue inflammation at worm-infected lesion sites. However, relatively little data are available with...
BACKGROUND: IL-5 and eotaxin are the most important cytokines/chemokines responsible for regulating eosinophil locomotion.
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the role of IL-5 and eotaxin in airway eosinophilic inflammation in patients with chronic...
Eosinophil degranulation plays a crucial role in tissue inflammatory reactions associated with helminth parasitic nfections and allergic diseases. Paragonimus westermani, a lung fluke causing human paragonimiasis, secretes a large amount...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Previous studies, during acute asthma exacerbations, have suggested roles for the Th2 cytokines in promoting airway inflammation in asthma patients. We assessed mediators of airway inflammation during...