Evidence for Passing Down of Postnasal Drip into Respiratory Organs

• Published in: In vivo (Athens) Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 297 - 301
• Main Authors: Kogahara, Tsuyoshi, Kanai, Ken-Ichi, Asano, Kazuhito, Suzaki, Harumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece International Institute of Anticancer Research 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Anesthetics - pharmacology; Animals; Chromium Radioisotopes - metabolism; Erythrocytes - metabolism; Glycerol - metabolism; Inflammation; Lung - metabolism; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred ICR; Nasal Mucosa - pathology; Nasal Mucosa - secretion; Respiratory System - immunology; Respiratory System - pathology; Rhinitis - pathology; Sinusitis - pathology; Syndrome

Postnasal drip is believed to be one of the main sources of serious respiratory diseases, such as sinobronchial syndrome. However, there is little direct evidence showing that postnasal drip flows into the trachea and results in the development of inflammatory responses in the lower airway. In the p...