Gao Y, Mi J, Chen F, Liao Z, Feng X, Lv M, He H, Cao Y, Yan Y, Zhu Z, Fan Y, Hong H. Detection of GSK-3β activation index in pediatric chronic tonsillitis is an indicator for chronic recurrent inflammation.
Am J Otolaryngol 2018. [PMID:
29530430 DOI:
10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.03.005]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
Chronic tonsillitis (TC) is among the most common bacterial diseases in pediatric otolaryngology. We aimed to evaluate the expression of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) in a cohort of children with chronic tonsillitis (TC), and the correlation between GSK-3β activity index and inflammatory profiles of TC.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The expression of GSK-3β was comparably evaluated between children with TC (n = 26) and tonsillar hypertrophy (TH, n = 26). GSK-3β expression was detected by immunohistochemistry, RT-qPCR, and Western blot. The inflammatory profiles between the TC and TH groups were also evaluated.
RESULTS
We found that while GSK-3β was highly expressed in both TC and TH groups, no significant difference were detected at mRNA and protein levels between groups. The protein level of p-GSK-3β was significantly lower in the TC group as compared to the TH group. Additionally, the inflammatory markers, including NF-κB, T-bet, and IFN-γ were higher in the TC group compared to TH group. The GSK-3β activation index was positively correlated with the levels of NF-κB, T-bet, and IFN-γ in the TC group.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggested that GSK-3β activation index was demonstrated to be a clinically applicable indicator for chronic recurrent inflammation in pediatric TC.
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