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ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2020

Chloroquine Treatment Suppresses Mucosal Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Mi Ra Choi, Jun Xu, Seulgi Lee, Sun Hee Yeon, Soo Kyoung Park, Ki Sang Rha, Yong Min Kim

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Article in Allergy, asthma & immunology research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Mi Ra ChoiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0734-8360
Jun XuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-118X
Seulgi LeeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7323-2476
Sun Hee YeonDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3078-4419
Soo Kyoung ParkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-536X
Ki Sang RhaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9981-057X
Yong Min KimDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5414-8332
Chungnam National University · KR

Funding

Chungnam National University 2017-1919-01National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2016R1D1A3B03934918
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) signaling pathway is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyposis. The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic potential of the TLR9 pathway inhibitor chloroquine in CRS mice.

methodsThe expression of type I interferons (IFNs) in human CRS tissues was evaluated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), western blotting, and immunofluorescence. Mice were divided into 4 treatment groups: the control, nasal polyp (NP), chloroquine treatment (NP + Chlq), and dexamethasone treatment (NP + Dexa) groups. The effects of chloroquine on polyp formation and mucosal inflammation were examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression levels of type I IFN, B-cell activating factor (BAFF), TLR9, high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), and proinflammatory cytokine expression levels were assessed using qPCR, western blot, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsIFN-α and IFN-β mRNA levels were significantly higher in patients with eosinophilic NPs (EPs) than in healthy individuals or non-EP patients. The polyp score, epithelial thickness, mucosal thickness, and the number of eosinophils in nasal mucosa were significantly higher in the NP group compared with the control, NP + Chlq, and NP + Dexa groups. NP + Chlq or NP + Dexa significantly suppressed the induction of type I IFN and BAFF expression in the NP group; these treatments also significantly suppressed the induction of TLR9, HMGB1, interferon regulatory factors, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, and Th cytokine expression in the NP group. The secreted levels of anti-dsDNA Immunoglobulin G (IgG) were significantly higher in the NP group than in the control, NP + Chlq, and NP + Dexa groups. There were significant positive correlations between BAFF and mRNA levels of IFN-α/β/the protein levels of anti-dsDNA IgG.

conclusionsChloroquine may be used for the treatment of patients with eosinophilic CRS.

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Chloroquineinterferonsmodels, animalnasal polypsrhinitissinusitistherapeuticsToll-like receptor 9

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