From: The evaluation of metallothionein expression in nasal polyps with respect to immune cell presence and activity
Variables
Number
MT immunoreactivity in the epithelium
-
+1
+2
+3
Eosinophilic nasal polyps
21
0
2 (10%)
19 (90%)
Lymphocytic nasal polyps
17
4 (24%)
13 (76%)
Neutrophilic nasal polyps
12
12 (100%)