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Research on life sciences described by scientists at Ghent University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, May 11th, 2008

A new study, 'Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B regulates prostaglandin E2 synthesis, growth, and migration in nasal tissue fibroblasts,' is now available. "Superantigens and eicosanoids are important amplifiers and regulators of inflammation in airway diseases. We therefore studied the possible influence of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) on the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway and basic functions of airway structural cells," researchers in Belgium report.

"Fibroblasts were isolated from nasal inferior turbinate tissue and cultured in the presence of different concentrations of SEB. Preincubation with interferon (IFN)-gamma was performed to induce...

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