Rhinosinusitis derived Staphylococcal enterotoxin B plays a possible role in pathogenesis of food allergy

Tao Liu, Binquan Wang, Pengyuan Zheng, Shaoheng He, Ping-Chang Yang

BMC Gastroenterology · 2006 · 16 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

The rhinosinusitis derived SEB plays a certain role in the pathogenesis of FA by augmenting and/or maintaining polarized Th2 responses. Removal of SEB-producing pathogens from the rhinosinuses may be beneficial for attenuating the FA symptoms in patients with CRS-FA.

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