Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
1999 Nov;42(11):1376-1384.
Expression of CC Chemokines in Nasal Polyps
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine EulJi University, Taejon, Korea. sgyeo@emc.eulji.ac.kr
- 2Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of eosinophil in nasal polyps has been reported to be strongly elevated when compared to non-affected nasal tissue, indicating an important role for eosinophils in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis. The mechanisms determining selective eosinophilic tissue infiltration into diseased nasal mucosa as yet are specualtive. Panleukotactic factors also known to be present on nasal polyps cannot explain the type-selective tissue infiltration in eosinophilic or neutrophilic-featured diseases. Chemokines are known to have leukocyte subtype-selective chemotactic properties in vitro and thus are candidates explaining leukocytic characteristic tissue infiltration. The aim of this study was to investigate whether specific chemokines are associated with different forms of nasal polyps. This study was designed to demonstrate the expressions of various CC chemokines.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Nasal polyp from patients with systemic allergy (AP group, n=7) and negative allergic skin tests (NP group, n=10) were sampled. Expressions of RANTES, eotaxin, MCP-1, MIP-1alpha,beta were studies by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical studies.
RESULTS
Expression and mean density of RANTES, MCP-1, MIP-1beta were significantly stronger in NP group than in AP group (p<0.05). However, those of eotaxin and MIP-1alpha were significantly stronger in AP group than in NP group (p<0.01).
CONCLUSION
This results suggest that only selective chemokines could be involved to develop the pathologic conditions in different type of nasal polyp.
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