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ArticleAllergy2026

Club Cells in Nasal Epithelial Repair: Insights From an IL-13-Induced Inflammatory Model.

Zhi-Qun Huang, Jing Liu, Jing Ye, Li-Ying Sun, Hsiao Hui Ong, Yang Peng, Bing-Qi Lin, Jun-Hao Tu, Ke-Shuang Wang, Yi-Shan Xiong and 4 more

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Article in Allergy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Zhi-Qun HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-0599
Jing LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jing YeDepartment of Allergy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-4573
Li-Ying SunFirst School of Clinical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Hsiao Hui OngDepartment of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-2059
Yang PengState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Bing-Qi LinState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jun-Hao TuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ke-Shuang WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Yi-Shan XiongDepartment of Allergy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Qing LuoDepartment of Allergy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Mark ThongDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
Yu XuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-6345
De-Yun WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-2963

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M772056China Scholarship Council 202206270150National Medical Research Council NMRC/CIRG/1458/2016National Natural Science Foundation of China 8207101Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Provincial Health Commission 202510017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClub cells, originating from basal cells, can differentiate into ciliated or goblet cells in the lower respiratory tract, but their role in nasal epithelium during chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is not well understood. We aim to investigate the role of club cells in CRSwNP and their biological mechanism in an IL-13-induced inflammation model of human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs).

methodsCRSwNP was classified into four endotypes (N

resultsClub and ciliated cells significantly decreased in four endotypes of CRSwNP (all p < 0.001), while basal and goblet cells increased in neutrophilic and eosinophilic CRSwNP, respectively (all p < 0.05). In vitro, IL-13-induced significant cilia loss and MUC5AC secretion compared to IFN-γ and IL-17A (all p < 0.05), and FCM revealed a shift from SCGB1A1

conclusionsClub cells are crucial in nasal epithelial repair, which is notably compromised in CRSwNP. This impairment is highlighted in an IL-13-induced inflammation model of nasal epithelium and further underscored by the therapeutic effect of Dupilumab in restoring epithelial repair mechanisms.

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Interleukin-13Nasal MucosaAdultCell DifferentiationChronic DiseaseEpithelial CellsFemaleGoblet CellsHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedNasal PolypsRhinitisSinusitisInterleukin-13chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polypsclub cellsdupilumabIL‐13nasal epithelial repair

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PMCPMC13139802

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