Introduction. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays one of the key roles in the migration of inflammatory cells and the destructive behavior of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma. The aim of the study was to determine the expression levels of MMP-9 in chronic otitis media, with and without acquired cholesteatoma, as well as to determine the corre...

By Dalibor Vranješ, Slobodan Spremo, Siniša Šolaja

Uvod. Holesteatom se definiše kao cistična, ekspanzivna lezija temporalnekosti, čiju glavnu osobinu karakteriše progresivan rast s erozijom okolne kosti. Cilj istraživanja je bio da se ispita status osikularnog lanca i koštanih zidovakavuma timpani kod ispitanika sa holesteatomom srednjeg uha. Metode. Studija je obuhvatila 100 ...

By Sanja Špirić, Dmitar Travar, Dalibor Vranješ, Slobodan Spremo, Mirjana Gnjatić, Siniša Šolaja