Mei Yu, So Watanabe, Mutsuo Kudo, Ken-Ichi Kanai, Harumi Suzaki
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Abstract
Conclusion: The higher level of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression in cases of chronic sinusitis with bronchial asthma or allergic rhinitis suggests that glucocorticoids may exert a greater influence on eosinophils, thereby making them more effective in the treatment of polyps or chronic sinusitis.
Objectives: The GR immunoreactivity of eosinophils in nasal polyps was investigated to elucidate the mechanism by which glucocorticoids interact with eosinophils.
Materials and methods: Nasal polyp specimens were divided into 3 groups: 7 patients with chronic sinusitis alone (CS only group), 12 patients with chronic sinusitis complicated by perennial allergic rhinitis (CS/AR group), and 6 patients with chronic sinusitis complicated by bronchial asthma except for aspirin-induced asthma (CS/asthma group). Immunofluorescent staining with an anti-GR polyclonal antibody and anti-major basic protein (MBP) monoclonal antibody was used.
Results: The total number of MBP+ cells, GR+ cells, and MBP+/GR+ cells in the CS/asthma group was significantly higher than that in the other two groups. The total number of these cells in the CS/AR group was also higher than that in the CS only group The ratio of MBP+/GR+ cells to GR+ cells was highest in the CS/asthma group. The ratio of MBP+/GR+ cells to MBP+ cells in the CS only group was lower than those in the other two groups.
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