title: [Determination and significance of plasma P-selectin in patients with allergic rhinitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the level of plasma P-selectin in patients with allergic rhinitis(AR) and to investigate its significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  The concentration of P-selectin in plasma of 58 patients with AR and 30 normal volunteers were detected with ELISA method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The levels of plasma P-selectin in AR group was higher than that in normal control group(P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is relationship between the level of P-selectin in plasma and AR. It suggests that the P-selectin may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001.
authors.forename: Shifu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lilan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Junfa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin