F. nucleatum and its impact on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). (IMAGE)

University of Fukui

F. nucleatum and its impact on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

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Experiments conducted in a recent study by researchers from Japan suggest that the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) produced by the bacterial species F. nucleatum suppresses the expression of ALOX15 and prevents excessive infiltration of eosinophils, which causes eosinophilic CRS, into nasal cells.

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Masanori Kidoguchi from University of Fukui

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