Microbiology

Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, Robert P. Schleimer*

*Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationChronic Rhinosinusitis
Subtitle of host publicationthe Mucosal Concept
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages107-119
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9789811607844
ISBN (Print)9789811607837
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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