P0 antigen detection in sudden hearing loss and Ménière's disease: a new diagnostic marker?
The positive reactions to P0 in all bilateral MD and bilateral sudden hearing loss patients found in this study strongly indicate that these pathologies are the result of an ongoing autoimmune process directed against specific antigens of the inner ear.
Expression of osteopontin and its receptor, beta3-integrin, in human endometrial glands and osteopontin secretion into the uterine cavity around the time of the "implantation window" suggest a role for these proteins in endometrial function and implantation.