title: Evaluation of leukocyte chemotactic function in patients with chronic sinusitis.
abstract: In this study the chemotactic activities of neutrophils and monocytes were evaluated in patients with chronic sinusitis as compared to a control group. Leukocyte chemotaxis was measured with a micropore filter method in blood samples taken from 26 patients with chronic sinusitis and 10 volunteers. A statistically significant impairment of leukocyte chemotaxis capacity in patients with chronic sinusitis was found. It is concluded that a functional disorder of leukocytes may play a role in the progression of the disease into a chronic state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Etimesgut Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Inceer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetgin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onerci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sennaroglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000097:blood*