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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

Associations Between Inflammatory Endotypes and Clinical Presentations in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Whitney W Stevens, Anju T Peters, Bruce K Tan, Aiko I Klingler, Julie A Poposki, Kathryn E Hulse, Leslie C Grammer, Kevin C Welch, Stephanie S Smith, David B Conley and 3 more

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Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 203 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04430179 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

An Evaluation of Dupilumab in Patients With Severe Eosinophilic Chronic Sinusitis Without Nasal Polyposis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of South FloridaRan2020 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsSevere Eosinophilic Chronic Sinusitis Without Nasal PolyposisArmsDupilumab 300 MG/2 ML Subcutaneous Solution [DUPIXENT], Placebo
NCT07184684 phase2 / phase3recruitingnot on this map

Sinonasal Microbiome Transplant as a Therapy for Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS): A Randomized , Placebo Controlled Cross Over Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorRegion SkaneRan2024 to 2031Enrolled50ConditionsChronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps, Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal PolypsArmsSinonasal microbiome transplant procedure., Placebo saline transplant
NCT07270302 phase1 / phase2not yet recruitingnot on this map

Safety and Efficacy of Nebulized Nasal Steroids for the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

TypeinterventionalSponsorWashington University School of MedicineRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsChronic RhinosinusitisArmsnebulized budesonide via NasoNeb, budesonide lavage via NeilMed
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

203 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 424 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of tezepelumab in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. The nature of nasal discharge in chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis using patient-reported outcomes.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025
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  3. Roles of Exosomes in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  7. Efficacy of an oral CRTH2 antagonist (AZD1981) in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in adults: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022
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  13. Immune Clues to Sinus Blues: Linking Biomarkers to Radiologic Score of Rhinosinusitis.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Whitney W StevensDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Anju T PetersDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Bruce K TanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Aiko I KlinglerDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Julie A PoposkiDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Kathryn E HulseDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Leslie C GrammerDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Kevin C WelchDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Stephanie S SmithDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
David B ConleyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Robert C KernDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill; Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Robert P SchleimerDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill; Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Atsushi KatoDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill; Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address: a-kato@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Population-based CRS epidemiology: sex differences, natural history, and long-term outcomes based on clinically-defined phenotypes and biologically-based endotypes - GeisingerP01AI145818 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2019 to 2023
$9.3M
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)KL2TR001424 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SHARMA, LEENA · 2015 to 2023
$8.1M
Systems Genetics Approach to Gene Discovery in Chronic RhinosinusitisU19AI106683 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KERN, ROBERT C · 2014 to 2017
$7.9M
Northwestern University Patient-centered Intervention and Engagement TrainingK12HS023011 · AHRQ · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CELLA, DAVID · 2014 to 2018
$3.7M
Glucocorticosteroid Action In Inflammatory DiseaseR37HL068546 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2009 to 2018
$3.5M
Initiators, biomarkers and mechanisms of epithelial dysfunction and immune pathogenesis in chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)R01AI137174 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SCHLEIMER, ROBERT P · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
Role of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin in Chronic RhinosinusitisR01AI104733 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KATO, ATSUSHI · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Pathogenesis of Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory DiseaseK23AI141694 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI STEVENS, WHITNEY W · 2019 to 2023
$948k
AHRQ HHS K12 HS023011NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001424NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL068546NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI141694NIAID NIH HHS L30 AI133817NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI145818NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI104733NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI137174NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI106683
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by mucosal inflammation in the nose and paranasal sinuses. Inflammation in CRS is also heterogeneous and is mainly characterized by type 2 (T2) inflammation, but subsets of patients show type 1 (T1) and type 3 (T3) inflammation. Whether inflammatory endotypes are associated with clinical phenotypes has yet to be explored in detail.

objectiveTo identify associations between inflammatory endotypes and clinical presentations in CRS.

methodsWe compared 121 patients with nonpolypoid CRS (CRSsNP) and 134 patients with polypoid CRS (CRSwNP) and identified inflammatory endotypes using markers including IFN-γ (T1), eosinophil cationic protein (T2), Charcot-Leyden crystal galectin (T2), and IL-17A (T3). We collected clinical parameters from medical and surgical records and examined whether there were any associations between endotype and clinical features.

resultsThe presence of nasal polyps, asthma comorbidity, smell loss, and allergic mucin was significantly associated with the presence of T2 endotype in all patients with CRS. The T1 endotype was significantly more common in females, and the presence of pus was significantly associated with T3 endotype in all patients with CRS. We further analyzed these associations in CRSsNP and CRSwNP separately and found that smell loss was still associated with T2 endotype and pus with the T3 endotype in both CRSsNP and CRSwNP. Importantly, patients with CRS with T2 and T3 mixed endotype tended to have clinical presentations shared by both T2 and T3 endotypes.

conclusionsClinical presentations are directly associated with inflammatory endotypes in CRS. Identification of inflammatory endotypes may allow for more precise and personalized medical treatments in CRS.

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Nasal PolypsRhinitisSinusitisAdultAgedAsthmaChronic DiseaseComorbidityEosinophil Cationic ProteinFemaleGlycoproteinsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17LysophospholipaseMaleEosinophil Cationic ProteinGlycoproteinsIL17A protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-17lysolecithin acylhydrolaseLysophospholipaseRNASE3 protein, humanChronic rhinosinusitisClinical presentationEndotype-phenotype associationInflammatory endotype

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