CILIA IN CHILDREN WITH RECURRENT UPPER RESPIRATORY-TRACT INFECTIONS - ULTRASTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS

被引:15
作者
GIORGI, PL [1 ]
OGGIANO, N [1 ]
BRAGA, PC [1 ]
CATASSI, C [1 ]
GABRIELLI, O [1 ]
COPPA, GV [1 ]
KANTAR, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MILAN, DEPT PHARMACOL, I-20122 MILAN, ITALY
关键词
CILIARY MOTION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; ACUTE; CONVALESCENT; POST-RECOVERY TESTS;
D O I
10.1002/ppul.1950140402
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
We investigated the ultrastructure of nasal cilia in 27 children suffering from recurrent infections of the upper respiratory tract, during and after the onset of an acute respiratory infection, and after a convalescent period of 12 weeks. Our results demonstrated that in seven subjects after resolution of infection, the morphology of a large proportion of the cilia (32%) was not back to normal. These findings suggest a long-term residual effect of infection, or the inability to reestablish normal ciliary structure during the convalescent period in some subjects with recurrent upper respiratory tract infection.
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页码:201 / 205
页数:5
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