Abstract
Microorganisms are found throughout the human respiratory tract [1]. Commensal microorganisms—the beneficial microbes that make up the vast majority of the microbiome of the respiratory tract—and their metabolites are essential to maintaining the stability and health of mucosal membranes. At the molecular signaling level, crosstalk between microbes and immune system elements in the sinonasal cavity maintains a crucial equilibrium which, when disrupted, can lead to an increase in pathogenic species and ultimately the initiation and progression of inflammatory processes [2].
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Chronic Rhinosinusitis |
Subtitle of host publication | the Mucosal Concept |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 107-119 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811607844 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811607837 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine