Characterization of eosinophils and natural killer cells in nasal polyps and peripheral blood in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis patients

• Kaori Tsuji,
• Ami Aoki,
• Atsushi Onodera,
• Masahiro Kiuchi,
• Kota Kokubo,
• Yuki Morimoto,
• Tomohisa Iinuma,
• Toyoyuki Hanazawa,
• Toshinori Nakayama,
• Kiyoshi Hirahara

Affiliations

Kaori Tsuji

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Ami Aoki

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan; Medical Education Center, School of Medicine, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

Atsushi Onodera

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Institute for Advanced Academic Research (IAAR), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Masahiro Kiuchi

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Kota Kokubo

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Yuki Morimoto

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Tomohisa Iinuma

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Toyoyuki Hanazawa

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Toshinori Nakayama

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; AMED-CREST, AMED, Chiba, Japan

Kiyoshi Hirahara

Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Corresponding author. Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.