What is wrong in chronic adenoiditis/tonsillitis immunological factor.
The local immune response in adenoid and tonsil tissue can be visualized and the complexity of the cytokine network and effector molecule expression has not been illustrated in several different tonsillar entities. Many factors still remain to be learned in order to help us to understand the interactions between microorganisms and host in peripheral lymphatic tissue.
Agren
K
K
Department of Clinical Sciences, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden.
Lindberg
K
K
Samulesson
A
A
Blomberg
S
S
Forsgren
J
J
Rynnel-Dagöö
B
B
D000234:Adenoids / Q000276:immunology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
D016207:Cytokines