Researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, researchers suggests. The finding gives scientists a new target for developing novel therapies to treat this form of the disease, which typically resists all current treatments.