Do fungal allergens induce cathelicidin LL-37 expression in chronic rhinosinusitis patients in a nasal explant model?
LL-37 is significantly up-regulated at the mRNA and protein level in CRS patients in response to fungal allergens. However, EMCRS patients do not show increased LL-37 at either the mRNA or the protein level in response to Alternaria.
The results do not support the hypothesis that geomagnetic activity is related to occurrence of sudden unexplained death in epileptic patients.