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The mRNA and protein levels of BAFF in NP tissues with and without eLTs were detected by PCR and ELISA assay, respectively. The cellular sources of BAFF and active caspase-3-positive B cells in NPs were studied by immunofluorescence staining. B cells purified from NP tissues were stimulated with BAFF and were analyzed by flow cytometry. Stromal cells purified from NP tissues were stimulated with lymphotoxin (LT) \u03b1\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u03b2\n                    <jats:sub>2,<\/jats:sub>\n                    and BAFF levels in culture supernatants were analyzed by ELISA. Compared with those in control tissues and NPs without eLTs, the BAFF levels were elevated in NPs with eLTs. Abundant BAFF-positive cells and few active caspase-3-positive apoptotic B cells were found in NPs with eLTs, in contrast to those in NPs without eLTs. There was a negative correlation between the numbers of BAFF-positive cells and frequencies of apoptotic B cells in total B cells in NP tissues. BAFF protected nasal polyp B cells from apoptosis\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Stromal cells were an important cellular source of BAFF in NPs with eLTs. LT\u03b1\n                    <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u03b2\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    induced BAFF production from nasal stromal cells\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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