Tonsillar cytokine expression between patients with tonsillar hypertrophy and recurrent tonsillitis

Abstract Background Tonsils provide an innovative in vivo model for investigating immune response to infections and allergens. However, data are scarce on the differences in tonsillar virus infections and immune responses between patients with tonsillar hypertrophy or recurrent tonsillitis. We inves...

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Main Authors: Emilia Mikola, Varpu Elenius, Maria Saarinen, Oscar Palomares, Matti Waris, Riitta Turunen, Tuomo Puhakka, Lotta Ivaska, Beate Rückert, Alar Aab, Tero Vahlberg, Tytti Vuorinen, Tobias Allander, Carlos A. Camargo, Mübeccel Akdis, Cezmi A. Akdis, Tuomas Jartti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-018-0205-z