Elevated Serum Leptin Levels in Patients With Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis

• Main Authors: Yoshimasa Imoto (Author), Shigeharu Ueki (Author), Yukinori Kato (Author), Kanako Yoshida (Author), Taiyo Morikawa (Author), Yukihiro Kimura (Author), Masanori Kidoguchi (Author), Toshiki Tsutsumiuchi (Author), Keisuke Koyama (Author), Naoto Adachi (Author), Yumi Ito (Author), Kazuhiro Ogi (Author), Masafumi Sakashita (Author), Takechiyo Yamada (Author), Robert P. Schleimer (Author), Tetsuji Takabayashi (Author), Shigeharu Fujieda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Eosinophilic chronic sinusitis (ECRS) is a subtype of CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) that is frequently comorbid with asthma. Notably, ECRS patients often show a high recurrence of NPs after surgical resection. Leptin is a hormone produced by adipocytes that has been implicated in airway...