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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2020

Local eosinophils are associated with increased IgA subclass levels in the sinonasal mucosa of chronic rhinosinusitis with polyp patients.

Hossein Aazami, Farhad Seif, Babak Ghalehbaghi, Pegah Babaheidarian, Alireza Mohebbi, Aslan Ahmadi, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Sahand Ghalehbaghi, Babak Behnam, Kobra Zinat Entezami and 2 more

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hossein Aazami1Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farhad Seif2Department of Immunology and Allergy, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Tehran, Iran.
Babak Ghalehbaghi4ENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, The Five Senses Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pegah Babaheidarian5Department of Pathology, Rasoul Akram Medical Complex, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza Mohebbi4ENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, The Five Senses Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aslan Ahmadi4ENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, The Five Senses Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Majid Khoshmirsafa1Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahand Ghalehbaghi4ENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, The Five Senses Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Babak Behnam7Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kobra Zinat Entezami1Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra Madjd8Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Falak1Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRRasool Akram Hospital · IRAcademic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) describes an inflammatory condition affecting the sinonasal mucosa. As the immune system players such as immunoglobulins play prominent roles in the development of CRS, we aimed to investigate the expression of IgA subclasses and factors involved in IgA class switching in the sinonasal mucosa of CRS patients.

methodsSpecimens were collected from the sinonasal mucosa of the healthy controls and CRS patients. Histological assessments were performed by H&E and immunohistochemistry. Real-time PCR and ELISA methods were applied to measure gene expression and protein levels extracted from tissue samples, respectively.

resultsWe observed that total IgA and subclass-positive cells were higher in the patient groups than controls. There was a significant correlation between the number of eosinophils and total IgA and subclasses-positive cells (Pv < 0.0001). The expression of CXCL13, BAFF, AID, and germline transcripts were increased in CRSwNP patients. In contrast to IgA2 levels, IgA1 levels were significantly increased in the sinonasal tissue of CRSwNP patients (Pv < 0.01). TGF-β was significantly elevated in the sinonasal tissue of patients with CRSsNP.

conclusionsIncreased protein levels of IgA subclasses and related antibody-producing cells were associated with elevated eosinophils in CRSwNP patients which may result in eosinophil pathological functions. Several therapeutic approaches might be developed to modulate the IgA production to ameliorate the inflammatory mechanisms in CRSwNP patients.

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B cellChronic rhinosinusitisClass switchingCRSsNPCRSwNPIgANasal polyps

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