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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2021

Mometasone furoate and fluticasone furoate are equally effective in restoring nasal epithelial barrier dysfunction in allergic rhinitis.

Maria Doulaptsi, Tine Wils, Peter W Hellings, Katleen Martens, Ricard Farré, Maria Vicario, Wytske Fokkens, Emmanuel Prokopakis, Brecht Steelant

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Maria DoulaptsiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Tine WilsKU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research group, Leuven, Belgium.
Peter W HellingsKU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research group, Leuven, Belgium.
Katleen MartensKU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research group, Leuven, Belgium.
Ricard FarréKU Leuven, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Leuven, Belgium.
Maria VicarioDigestive Diseases Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Wytske FokkensDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Emmanuel ProkopakisDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Brecht SteelantDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
KU Leuven · BEUniversity of Crete · GRAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tight junction defects (TJ) have been associated with a defective epithelial barrier function in allergic rhinitis (AR). Intranasal corticosteroids are potent drugs frequently used to treat AR and are shown to restore epithelial integrity by acting on TJs and by reducing type 2 cytokine production. However, the effect of different classes of intranasal corticosteroids on the epithelial barrier has not been studied. Therefore, we compared the effect of 2 intranasal corticosteroids, ie, fluticasone furoate (FF) and mometasone furoate (MF) on epithelial barrier function. Both FF and MF similarly increased trans-epithelial electrical resistance of primary nasal epithelial cell cultures from AR patients. In a house dust mite-induced allergic asthma mouse model, FF and MF had similar beneficial effects on fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran 4 kDa mucosal permeability, eosinophilic infiltration and IL-13 levels. Both molecules increased mRNA expression of the TJ proteins occludin and zonula occludens-1, thereby restoring epithelial barrier function. Lastly, we showed that long-term FF treatment also increased expression of occludin in AR patients compared to controls. In conclusion, both FF and MF effectively restore epithelial barrier function by increasing expression of TJ proteins in AR patients.

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Allergic rhinitisEpithelial integrityFluticasone furoateMometasone furoateTight junctions

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PMID34567350
PMCPMC8436167
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