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    Elsevier BV ; 2006
    In:  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Vol. 118, No. 1 ( 2006-07), p. 134-142
    In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Elsevier BV, Vol. 118, No. 1 ( 2006-07), p. 134-142
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    ISSN: 0091-6749
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    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2006
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    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 30, No. 3 ( 2016-05), p. 173-178
    Abstract: Allergic rhinitis is a chronic nasal inflammatory disease mediated by an immunoglobulin E mediated process to environmental allergens. Although atopy is a potent predisposing risk factor for allergic rhinitis, local tissue susceptibilities are inevitable for disease expression. The nasal epithelium maintains tissue homeostasis by providing a physical barrier controlled by epithelial junctional proteins. However, the expression of epithelial junctional proteins has not been studied in patients with allergic rhinitis. We sought to elucidate the expression and the regulation of epithelial junctional proteins in the nasal epithelium of patients with allergic rhinitis. Methods The expression of E-cadherin and zonula occludens (ZO) 1 in epithelium of turbinate was measured by using real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemical assays, and was compared between control subjects and patients with allergic rhinitis. In addition, the expression levels of E-cadherin and ZO-1 were determined in cultured epithelial cell treated with interleukin (IL) 4, IL-5, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, and interferon gamma. Results The expression and the immunoreactivity of E-cadherin and ZO-1 were decreased in the nasal epithelium of patients with allergic rhinitis. Interestingly, the stimulation of cultured epithelial cells with IL-4, IL-5, and TNF-alpha resulted in downregulation of E-cadherin expression only in cultured epithelial cells of patients with allergic rhinitis, whereas E-cadherin expression in cultured epithelial cells of controls was not affected by stimulation with the same panel of cytokines. Conclusion Decreased expression of epithelial junctional proteins was found in patients with allergic rhinitis. The disruption of epithelial integrity by IL-4, IL-5, and TNF-alpha in vitro indicated a possible role for these cytokines in the pathogenesis of patients with allergic rhinitis.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication Date: 2016
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    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 28, No. 1 ( 2014-01), p. 12-19
    Abstract: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) or CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNPs) is characterized by persistent inflammation of sinonasal mucosa. No one causative factor fully explains for the pathological manifestations of CRS. Endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) has been shown to participate in inflammatory diseases, functioning as an inflammatory mediator in various organs. We analyzed the contents and synthesis activity of H 2 S, the expression and distribution pattern of H 2 S-generating enzymes, cystathione β-synthase (CBS), and cystathione γ-lyase (CSE) in CRSwNPs and CRSsNPs. The effects of H 2 S on the expression of CRS-relevant cytokines and the effects of cytokines on the expression of CBS and CSE were assessed in an in vitro experiment. Methods The contents and synthesis activity of H 2 S and the expression and distribution pattern of CBS and CSE in sinus mucosa were evaluated using spectrophotometry, real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Cultured epithelial cells were used to elucidate the effects of H 2 S donor, sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), on the expression of CRS-relevant cytokines and the effects of cytokines on H 2 S-generating enzymes expression. Results The contents and synthesis activity of H 2 S were increased in CRSwNPs and CRSsNPs. CBS and CSE were localized to the superficial epithelium and submucosal glands, but CSE was also found in vascular endothelium. N S induced increased expression of IL-4, IL-5, interferon γ, and TNF-α. CBS and CSE expression in cultured cells was up-regulated by CRS-relevant cytokines. Conclusion H 2 S levels are increased in CRS, contributing to increased production of cytokines. These results suggest that H 2 S may function as inflammatory mediator in CRS.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication Date: 2014
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    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 25, No. 5 ( 2011-09), p. 318-322
    Abstract: Adiponectin, one of the adipokines, has been implicated in the inflammatory process in patients with allergic rhinitis. The level of adiponectin is affected by immunotherapy. Considering the fact that adiponectin receptors (AdipoRs) mediate intracellular signaling events in response to the binding of adiponectin, the role of AdipoRs in healthy and allergic nasal mucosa should be determined. This study investigates the level of expression and distribution pattern of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 in healthy, mild, and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa to understand the role of adiponectin in allergic rhinitis. Methods The level of expression and distribution pattern of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 were evaluated in healthy, mild, and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa, using semiquantitative reverse-transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunohistochemistry, and Western blot analysis. Results AdipoR1 was expressed in healthy, mild, and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa where it was commonly localized to the vascular endothelium. However, AdipoR2 was not expressed in any samples of nasal mucosa tested in the present study. Semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis showed that the level of expression of AdipoR1 mRNA and protein was decreased in mild and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa in comparison with healthy nasal mucosa, but not significantly different between mild and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa. Conclusion These results indicate that AdipoR1 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic nasal mucosa, suggesting a role for AdipoR1 in vascular dysfunction in mild and moderate/severe persistent allergic nasal mucosa.
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    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication Date: 2011
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    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2011
    In:  European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Vol. 268, No. 4 ( 2011-4), p. 533-539
    In: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 268, No. 4 ( 2011-4), p. 533-539
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    ISSN: 0937-4477 , 1434-4726
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2011
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    SAGE Publications ; 2010
    In:  American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy Vol. 24, No. 6 ( 2010-11), p. e127-e131
    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 24, No. 6 ( 2010-11), p. e127-e131
    Abstract: Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily. The presence of EMMPRIN in nontumoral tissues suggests a role in other physiological and pathological situations, which may be associated with increased matrix metalloproteinase expression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of EMMPRIN mRNA (OMIM *606080) and to localize the EMMPRIN protein in nasal polyps and healthy nasal mucosa. Methods The expression of EMMPRIN was investigated in the nasal polyps of 10 patients undergoing endonasal sinus surgery and compared with nasal mucosal samples obtained from 10 healthy controls. EMMPRIN mRNA was extracted from the tissues, and then a reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction was performed. Western blot analysis was used to analyze differences in the levels of expression of EMMPRIN protein between patients with nasal polyps and healthy controls, and the EMMPRIN protein was localized in immunohistochemical staining and quantitative analysis of immunopositivity. Results The levels of expression of EMMPRIN mRNA and protein were significantly increased in patients with nasal polyps compared with healthy controls. EMMPRIN protein was expressed in the epithelium and infiltrating inflammatory cells of nasal polyps and the healthy nasal mucosa. The percentages of the immune-stained area and the number of EMMPRIN-immunopositive inflammatory cells per millimeter were significantly elevated in nasal polyps compared with controls. Conclusion EMMPRIN is expressed in nasal mucosa and in nasal polyps, and the level of EMMPRIN expression is increased in nasal polyps. These results suggest that the increased expression of EMMPRIN may play a role in the pathogenesis of nasal polyps.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 23, No. 4 ( 2009-07), p. 370-376
    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression and distribution of superoxide anion, NADPH oxidase (NOX)1, and NOX4 in healthy, allergic nasal mucosa and nasal polyps to evaluate the possible influence of oxidative stress on the development of allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps. Methods The expression and distribution of superoxide anion, NOX1 and NOX4 were evaluated in healthy and allergic nasal mucosa and nasal polyps, using dihydroethidium fluorescence, semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot. Results NOX1 and NOX4 were localized mainly in the epithelial layer, submucosal glands, vascular endothelium, and inflammatory cells in healthy and allergic nasal mucosa and nasal polyps. The cellular source that generated superoxide anion is also localized in the epithelial cells, submucosal glands, vascular endothelium, and inflammatory cells, demonstrating the similar sites of expression of NOX1 and NOX4 in healthy and allergic nasal mucosa and nasal polyps. NOX1 and NOX4 mRNA and proteins and superoxide anions had increased levels of expression in allergic nasal mucosa and nasal polyps compared with healthy nasal mucosa. Conclusions These results indicate that NOX1 and NOX4 may play an important role in reactive oxygen species production, contributing to the oxidative stress in allergic rhinitis and nasal polyp tissues.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    SAGE Publications ; 2009
    In:  American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy Vol. 23, No. 2 ( 2009-03), p. 130-134
    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 23, No. 2 ( 2009-03), p. 130-134
    Abstract: Heparanase (HPA) is known to be involved in tissue remodeling of various organs with inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of expression and the pattern of distribution of HPA in normal human sinus mucosa, inflammatory sinus mucosa, and nasal polyps to evaluate the possible effect of HPA on the tissue remodeling of chronic inflammatory sinus mucosa and nasal polyps. Methods Normal sinus mucosa was obtained from the ethmoid sinus during endoscopic reduction in 25 patients with blowout fractures. Inflammatory sinus mucosa and nasal polyps were obtained from 25 patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps. The levels of expression and the pattern of distribution of HPA were evaluated in normal human sinus mucosa, inflammatory sinus mucosa, and nasal polyps, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemical analysis, and Western blot analysis. Results HPA mRNA and protein were detected in inflammatory sinus mucosa and nasal polyps but not in normal sinus mucosa. HPA was mainly localized in the vascular endothelium, epithelium, submucosal glands, and inflammatory cells of inflammatory sinus mucosa. In nasal polyps, inflammatory cells and vascular endothelium showed immunopositivity in the entire portion, whereas glands and epithelial cells did not show positivity. Conclusion Our results indicate that HPA is not constitutively expressed in normal sinus mucosa and is upregulated in chronic inflammatory sinus mucosa and nasal polyps, suggesting that HPA may play an important role in the tissue remodeling in chronic sinusitis.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    SAGE Publications ; 2011
    In:  American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy Vol. 25, No. 1 ( 2011-01), p. e23-e26
    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 25, No. 1 ( 2011-01), p. e23-e26
    Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the expression and distribution of angiogenin in nasal polyps and to evaluate the implication of such expression with respect to the development of nasal polyps. Methods Normal inferior turbinate mucosa was obtained from 20 patients undergoing surgery for augmentation rhinoplasty. Nasal polyp samples were obtained from 20 patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic polypoid rhinosinusitis. A semiquantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed for angiogenin mRNA. Sections of nasal polyps were immunostained for localization of angiogenin and quantitatively analyzed using computer-based image analysis. Western blot analysis was performed. Results Semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis showed that angiogenin expression in nasal polyps was increased compared with that in normal nasal mucosa. Using immunohistochemical staining, moderate-to-high levels of angiogenin were mainly localized in the infiltrating inflammatory cells of nasal polyps and faint staining was found in normal nasal mucosa. Conclusion These results suggest that angiogenin may play a role in the pathophysiology of nasal polyps.
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    ISSN: 1945-8924 , 1945-8932
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    In: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 26, No. 2 ( 2012-03), p. 97-103
    Abstract: [6]-Gingerol is one of the major pungent principles of ginger and has diverse effects, including anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative effects. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are released during the phenotypic transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, a process that is involved in the growth of nasal polyps by inducing extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of [6] -gingerol on myofibroblast differentiation and collagen production of nasal polyp–derived fibroblasts (NPDFs) and to determine if the effect of [6]-gingerol is linked to an antioxidant effect. Methods NPDFs were incubated and treated with transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1. The ROS generated by NPDFs were determined using 2″,7″-dichlorfluorescein-diacetate. The fluorescence was captured by a fluorescent microscope and measured using a fluorometer. The expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and collagen type IV mRNA was determined by a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and the expression of α-SMA protein and pSmad2/3 was determined by immunofluorescence microscopy and or Western blotting. The amount of total soluble collagen production was analyzed by the SirCol collagen dye-binding assay. Results TGF-beta 1 stimulation increased ROS production by NPDFs. [6]-Gingerol decreased the production of ROS in TGF-beta 1–induced NPDFs. Myofibroblast differentiation, collagen production, and phosphorylation of Smad2/3 were prevented by [6] -gingerol and inhibition of ROS generation with antioxidant such as diphenyliodonium, N-acetylcysteine, and ebselen. Conclusion These results suggest the possibility that [6]-gingerol may play an important role in inhibiting the production of the ECM in the development of nasal polyps through an antioxidant effect.
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    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication Date: 2012
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