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. 2024 Jul 27;25(15):8223. doi: 10.3390/ijms25158223
AERD aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease
ASV amplicon sequence variant
bFGF casic fibroblast growth factor
CMV cytomegalovirus
CoNS coagulase-negative staphylococci
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRD chronic respiratory disease
CRS chronic rhinosinusitis
CRSsNP chronic respiratory disease without nasal polyps
CRSwNP chronic respiratory disease with nasal polyps
CT computed tomography
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
ECP eosinophilic cationic protein
ECRSwNP eosinophilic chronic respiratory disease with nasal polyps
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPOS European Position Paper on chronic rhinosinusitis
ESS endoscopic sinus surgery
FESS functional endoscopic sinus surgery
GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GR glucocorticoid receptor
GRADE Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations
HHV-6 human herpesvirus 6
HSV-1 herpes simplex virus type 1
IgE immunoglobulin E
IGHG1 immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 1
IGKC ommunoglobulin kappa constant
IL interleukin
ILC innate lymphoid cells
ITS internal transcribed spacer
LPS lipopolysaccharide
MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NECRSwNP non-eosinophilic chronic respiratory disease with nasal polyps
NOS Newcastle–Ottawa Scale
NP nasal polyp
NSAID-ERD nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-exacerbated respiratory disease
OTU operational taxonomic unit
PCR polymerase chain reaction
PICO Population, Intervention, Control, and Outcome
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews
QOL quality of life
RIG-I retinoic acid-inducible gene I
RoB risk of bias
RoB 2 version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool
rRNA ribosomal ribonucleic acid
TAS2R38 taste receptor 2 member 38
TFF3 trefoil family factor peptide 3
Th2 T-helper type 2
TLR Toll-like receptors
TNF tumor necrosis factor