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- Title
Expression of Major Lipid Raft Protein Raftlin in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in Smoking and Non-Smoking Patients Correlated with Interleukin-17 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Levels.
- Authors
Lin, Yu-Tsai; Tsai, Ming-Hsien; Su, Yan-Ye; Chen, Wei-Chih; Huang, Shun-Chen; Chien, Chih-Yen
- Abstract
Raftlin, as an inflammatory biomarker, has been previously reported in chronic inflammatory diseases. This study investigates the expression of Raftlin in cigarette smokers and in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), as well as evaluating its correlation with interleukin-17 (IL-17) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels. A total of 30 CRSwNP non-smoking and 16 CRSwNP + SK (smoking) patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery were enrolled, while 20 middle turbinate tissue pieces were examined and performed as the control group. In nasal mucosa epithelial staining, Raftlin levels were elevated in the columnar cells and were stained much more intensely in the CRSwNP and CRSwNP + SK groups. Raftlin was located more closely to the apical region of the epithelium in the CRSwNP + SK group; however, the Raftlin levels from whole nasal tissue pieces, according to ELISA data, showed that there was no significant difference between the three different study groups. A positive relationship by Pearson correlation was found between IL-17 or TNF-α levels and Raftlin levels. Taken together, these data indicate that increasing Raftlin expression in columnar cells might involve nasal epithelial remodeling in smokers with CRSwNP.
- Subjects
NASAL polyps; LIPID rafts; INTERLEUKIN-17; TURBINATE bones; NASAL mucosa; RHINORRHEA; SINUSITIS; PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
- Publication
Biomolecules (2218-273X), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 9, p1316
- ISSN
2218-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biom12091316