Nuutinen J, Rauch-Toskala E, Saano V, Joki S
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Kuopio, Finland.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Jun;119(6):645-7. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1993.01880180061011.
Ciliary beating frequency, one component of mucociliary function, was measured outside of the sinus in vitro with a photoelectric method in 150 patients with chronic sinusitis and in 26 control subjects. In the mucosal samples of 35 patients (23%), no ciliary activity was seen. Ciliary beating frequency in maxillary sinus mucosa of the rest of the 115 patients (77%) was, as an average, 16.6 +/- 3.0 Hz (range, 10.9 to 23.3 Hz) and it was 15.9 +/- 2.6 Hz (range, 13.2 to 22.8 Hz) for the control patients. No differences in ciliary beating frequency were found according to quality of sinus secretion, prevalent respiratory allergy, or mucosal thickness. However, in sinuses with purulent secretion, ciliary beating frequency was slightly better (P < .05) than in "empty" sinuses. The study suggests that in many cases of chronic sinusitis, the sinus mucosa still has a capacity to recure.
纤毛摆动频率是黏液纤毛功能的一个组成部分，采用光电方法在体外对150例慢性鼻窦炎患者和26例对照者的鼻窦外进行了测量。在35例患者（23%）的黏膜样本中未观察到纤毛活动。其余115例患者（77%）上颌窦黏膜的纤毛摆动频率平均为16.6±3.0赫兹（范围为10.9至23.3赫兹），对照患者为15.9±2.6赫兹（范围为13.2至22.8赫兹）。根据鼻窦分泌物性质、普遍存在的呼吸道过敏或黏膜厚度，未发现纤毛摆动频率有差异。然而，在有脓性分泌物的鼻窦中，纤毛摆动频率略好于“空”鼻窦（P<0.05）。该研究表明，在许多慢性鼻窦炎病例中，鼻窦黏膜仍有恢复能力。
