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Expression, Distribution, and Role of C-Type Lectin Receptors in the Human and Animal Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube: A Review

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Science and Engineering Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species, BK-21, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Molecules 2018, 23(4), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040734
Received: 14 February 2018 / Revised: 14 March 2018 / Accepted: 21 March 2018 / Published: 22 March 2018
Otitis media (OM) is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear (ME), regardless of cause or pathological mechanism. Among the molecular biological studies assessing the pathology of OM are investigations into the expression of C-type lectin receptors (CLR) in the ME and Eustachian tube (ET). To date, nine studies have evaluated CLR expression in the ME and ET. The expression of individual CLRs in mammalian ME and ET varies by species and model of OM. Assessments have shown that the patterns of CLR expression in the ME and ET vary; that CLR expression may vary by type of OM; and that the distribution and levels of expression of CLRs may depend on the presence or absence of inflammation, with variations even within the same species and same tissue. Infection of the ME and ET with various pathogens is a common cause of all types of OM, with host responses to pathogens mediated initially by the innate immune system. CLRs are important factors in the innate immune system because they act as both adhesion molecules and as pathogen recognition receptors. The expression of CLRs in OM tissues suggests that CLRs are associated with the pathogenesis of various types of OM. View Full-Text
Keywords: lectin; glycans; c-type lectin receptor; human middle ear; otitis media lectin; glycans; c-type lectin receptor; human middle ear; otitis media
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Jung, S.Y.; Kim, S.S.; Kim, Y.I.; Chung, H.Y.; Kim, S.H.; Yeo, S.G. Expression, Distribution, and Role of C-Type Lectin Receptors in the Human and Animal Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube: A Review. Molecules 2018, 23, 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040734

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Jung SY, Kim SS, Kim YI, Chung HY, Kim SH, Yeo SG. Expression, Distribution, and Role of C-Type Lectin Receptors in the Human and Animal Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube: A Review. Molecules. 2018; 23(4):734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040734

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Jung, Su Y., Sung S. Kim, Young I. Kim, Hee Y. Chung, Sang H. Kim, and Seung G. Yeo. 2018. "Expression, Distribution, and Role of C-Type Lectin Receptors in the Human and Animal Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube: A Review" Molecules 23, no. 4: 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040734

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