Hassan Mohammed

ENT SpR

North East Deanery, Newcastle, UK.

Latest Contribution

Puberty and rhinitis

1 July 2018 | | allergic multimorbidity, asthma, birth cohort, puberty, rhinitis

While asthma and rhinitis are more common in boys compared to girls in childhood, whether this trend persists after puberty or not is not yet clear. Authors inspected the European Commission funded MeDALL (Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy) to...

IL-25 and nasal polyps, another target

1 May 2018 | | Th2 response, Chronic rhinosinusitis, interleukin 25, nasal polyp

Immune response in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is mainly via type 2 T-helper (Th2) cells while Th1 cells characterise chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) immune response. CRSwNP is heterogeneous on a cytological level causing a varied response...

Stem cells in nasal polyposis

1 May 2018 | | CRSwNP, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, stem cells, tissue regeneration

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is common and is multifactorial with increased T-helper 2 response and active role of interleukin 5. It can be associated with asthma and control of CRSwNP improves lower airway disease. Due to constant cellular...