OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of Eotaxin-3 in chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps. METHOD: The ethmoid inflammation mucosa of 15 cases diagnosed as chronic rhinosinusitis (sinusitis group), the nasal polyps in the middle meatus of 25 cases diagnosed as nasal polyps (nasal polyp group) and the ethmoid or uncinate process mucosa of 7 cases diagnosed as sinonasal non-inflamnatory diseases (control group), were collected as the research object. Eotaxin-3 expression was detected in the tissues by immunohistochemical SABC assay and the correlation between Eotaxin-3 and blood eosinophil counts was analyzed. RESULT: Eotaxin-3 were detected both in sinusitis group and nasal polyp group, and the expression level in sinusitis group and nasal polyp group were higher than that in control group. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The Eotaxin-3 expression in nasal polyps group was higher than that in sinusitis group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The expression of Eotaxin-3 in nasal polyps group and sinusitis group were both significantly positively correlated with the eosinophil counts in the blood (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Eotaxin-3 may be involved,in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps, and further research will help us to understand the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps.
Chemokine CCL26 ; Chemokines, CC ; metabolism ; Chronic Disease ; Eosinophils ; Ethmoid Sinus ; pathology ; Humans ; Mucous Membrane ; pathology ; Nasal Polyps ; metabolism ; pathology ; Rhinitis ; metabolism ; pathology ; Sinusitis ; metabolism ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo study in the linkage between eotaxin-3 gene polymorphisms and allergic asthma susceptivity, blood plasma IgE or peripheral blood eosinophil in adult population of Han nationality from Hubei province of China.

METHODSPolymerase chain reaction (PCR), single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), tetra-primer PCR technique and restriction analysis were applied to identify the single nucleotide polymorphism.

RESULTSThe allele frequency of eotaxin-3 +2497 G, total levels of plasma IgE and peripheral blood eosinophil counts revealed the significant difference between control and allergic asthma group, that the P value was 0.011, 0.021 or 0.029 respectively. The allele frequency of eotaxin-3 +77 T and total levels of plasma IgE showed to have no significant difference between control and allergic asthma group, that the P value was 0.824 and 0.473 respectively. However, the peripheral blood eosinophil counts was significantly different between control and allergic asthma group, and the P value was 0.044.

CONCLUSIONSingle nucleotide polymorphism of eotaxin-3 +2497 is associated with the asthma susceptibility, peripheral eosinophil counts and total levels of plasma IgE in adult population from Hubei province, and polymorphism of +77 is associated with peripheral eosinophil counts.

Adult ; Alleles ; Asthma ; genetics ; immunology ; Base Sequence ; Chemokine CCL26 ; Chemokines, CC ; genetics ; China ; ethnology ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo obtain the recombinant Eotaxin N Terminal Mutant (Met/Eotaxin) adenovirus, and to study its role in allergic diseases.

METHODSA 400 bp DNA fragment of Eotaxin was cloned from human peripheral blood monocyte (PBMC), and the Met/Eotaxin DNA fragment was obtained by NH2-terminal mutant. Then, this DNA fragment was inserted into AdEasy transfer vector -pAdtrack-CMV plasmid. The plasmid pAdtrack-CMV-Met/Eotaxin was then linearized with Pme I and co-transformed into the E coli strain BJ5183 together with pAdEasy-1, the viral DNA plasmid. The recombinant Met/Eotaxin adenovirus vector was then transfected into 293 cells to produce and amplify viral particles. The allergic rhinitis in mice was induced by sensitization and challenging with ovalbumin (OVA). Fourty mice were equally divided into allergic rhinitis group (AR group) and Ad-Met/Eotaxin group. 2 ml Ad-Met/Eotaxin with titer of 5 x 10(9) pfu/ml was intraperitoneal injected in each mice in Ad-Met/Eotaxin group 30 min before each challenge. The symptom and the morphological change of nasal mucosa were compared in those two groups. The enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) expression corresponding to the efficiency of transfection in the Ad-Met/Eotaxin group was observed under fluorescence microscope.

RESULTSThe results of sequencing and PCR showed that the Met/Eotaxin gene recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus was successfully constructed. The adenovirus marker of EGFP could be observed in a higher intensity after Ad-Met/Eotaxin intraperitoneal injection. Ad-Met/Eotaxin adenovirus significantly alleviated the symptoms and nasal histological changes of allergic rhinitis.

CONCLUSIONAd-Met/Eotaxin could be transfected efficiently with high titer in nasal mucosa of mice, and could alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis in mice.

Adenoviridae ; genetics ; Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Chemokine CCL26 ; Chemokines, CC ; genetics ; Genetic Vectors ; Green Fluorescent Proteins ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mutation ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; genetics ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; genetics ; Transfection