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Zhang S, Wang Z. An Emerging Role of Extracellular Traps in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2023; 23:675-688. [PMID: 37934391 PMCID: PMC10739460 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-023-01082-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a complicated, heterogeneous disease likely caused by inflammatory and infectious factors. There is clear evidence that innate immune cells, including neutrophils and eosinophils, play a significant role in CRS. Multiple immune cells, including neutrophils and eosinophils, have been shown to release chromatin and granular proteins into the extracellular space in response to triggering extracellular traps (ETs). The formation of ETs remains controversial due to their critical function during pathogen clearance while being associated with harmful inflammatory illnesses. This article summarizes recent research on neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) and their possible significance in the pathophysiology of CRS. RECENT FINDINGS A novel type of programmed cell death called ETosis, which releases ETs, has been proposed by recent study. Significantly more NETs are presented in nasal polyps, and its granule proteins LL-37 induce NETs production in CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) patients. Similar to NETs, developed in the tissue of nasal polyps, primarily in subepithelial regions with epithelial barrier defects, and are associated with linked to elevated tissue levels of IL-5 and S. aureus colonization. This article provides a comprehensive overview of NETs and EETs, as well as an in-depth understanding of the functions of these ETs in CRS.
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- Siyuan Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Rai G, Das S, Ansari MA, Singh PK, Dar SA, Gupta N, Sharma S, Ramachandran VG, Jain C. Implications of CD45RA and CD45RO T cell subsets in patients of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis infected with Aspergillus flavus. Scand J Immunol 2023; 98:e13318. [PMID: 38441343 DOI: 10.1111/sji.13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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T cell subsets (CD4 and CD8) play a prominent role in the development of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). Colonization with Aspergillus flavus is recognized as a trigger for the growth of nasal polyps. The fungal proteins initiate the recruitment of T cells into the nasal mucosa, which contributes to the progression of nasal polyps. The study included 50 cases of CRSwNP and 50 healthy controls. Biopsies were subjected to KOH and culture for mycological investigation. We examined the changes in T helper (CD4+) and T cytotoxic (CD8+) in total T cells (CD3+) and expression of naive (CD45RA) and memory (CD45RO) cell markers in T cell subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) challenged by A. flavus antigens in cases before and after treatment and in healthy controls by flow cytometry. Predominantly, A. flavus (86%) identified in nasal polyp biopsies of patients. An increased percentage of CD3+CD4+ T cells observed after A. flavus stimulation in patients when compared with healthy controls. The expression of CD4+CD45RA+ cells was significantly (P < .05) reduced in patients and increased CD4+CD45RO+ was observed upon stimulation with A. flavus in patients when compared with healthy control. Continuous exposure to inhaled fungal spores may induce aberrant immune responses to A. flavus spores, causing an allergic immunological reaction with high CD4+T cell responses, resulting in an unfavourable outcome. Elevated CD4+CD45RO+ T cells may transform the pathogenic response and highlight the chances of A. flavus reactive T cells involvement in prompting inflammation in CRSwNP.
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- Gargi Rai
- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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Almaghrabi AA, Alnoury KI, Alkhulaifi AK. The Association Between Eosinophils and the Disease Process in Destructive Non-invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis. Cureus 2023; 15:e46558. [PMID: 37808600 PMCID: PMC10556542 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the significance of eosinophils in the progression and prognosis of destructive non-invasive fungal rhinosinusitis. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 126 patients who were operated on for a nasal sinus disease between 2010 and 2017; of these, 56 met the inclusion criteria. These were divided into two groups: (i) Group 1, with only the destructive non-invasive sinus polyposis type, and (ii) Group 2, with all types of nasal polyposis other than the destructive non-invasive sinus fungal polyposis type. Data including demographic data, paranasal sinuses (PNS) CT scans, pre- and post-operative eosinophils count, histopathology of polyps, and fungal cultures were collected from medical records from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to determine a significant difference of p< 0.05. We performed multivariate analysis using repeated measure analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and adjusted for confounders such as age, sex, pre- and post-operative IgE, fungal culture, and histopathology of the disease. Interaction between age, sex, IgE, and proportion of eosinophils was assessed at a p-value of 0.05. RESULTS A significant difference was found between pre-and post-operative blood eosinophils levels in Group 1 (p= 0.01) after adjusting for confounders such as age, sex, fungal culture, pre and post IgE, and histopathology of the disease. However, no significant difference was found in Group 2 (p= 0.663) even after adjusting for age, sex, fungal culture, pre and post IgE, and histopathology of the disease. We did not find any significant interaction (P>0.05) between pre- and post-operative levels of eosinophils with age, sex, and fungal culture among Group 1 and Group 2. CONCLUSIONS There is a statistically significant difference in blood eosinophils between pre- and post-operative levels in studied cases of destructive non-invasive fungal polyposis, a difference is not seen in nasal sinus polyp cases other than destructive non-invasive fungal polyposis types. High pre-operative eosinophils levels in destructive non-invasive fungal sinus polyposis types demonstrated the importance of eosinophils in the pathogenesis of this disease. The blood eosinophils can therefore be considered an important factor in the disease process and an indicator of the disease prognosis and destructive behavior.
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- Amal A Almaghrabi
- Otolaryngology, Security Forces Hospital Program, Makkah, SAU
- Otolaryngology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU
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Shin SH, Ye MK, Park J, Geum SY. Immunopathologic Role of Eosinophils in Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232113313. [PMID: 36362100 PMCID: PMC9658199 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a diverse chronic inflammatory disease of the sinonasal mucosa. CRS manifests itself in a variety of clinical and immunologic patterns. The histological hallmark of eosinophilic CRS (ECRS) is eosinophil infiltration. ECRS is associated with severe disease severity, increased comorbidity, and a higher recurrence rate, as well as thick mucus production. Eosinophils play an important role in these ECRS clinical characteristics. Eosinophils are multipotential effector cells that contribute to host defense against nonphagocytable pathogens, as well as allergic and nonallergic inflammatory diseases. Eosinophils interact with Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcal enterotoxin B, and fungi, all of which were found in the tissue of CRS patients. These interactions activate Th2 immune responses in the sinonasal mucosa and exacerbate local inflammation. Activated eosinophils were discovered not only in the tissue but also in the sinonasal cavity secretion. Eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) are extracellular microbes trapping and killing structures found in the secretions of CRS patients with intact granule protein and filamentous chromatic structures. At the same time, EET has a negative effect by causing an epithelial barrier defect. Eosinophils also influence the local tissue microenvironment by exchanging signals with other immune cells and structural cells. As a result, eosinophils are multifaceted leukocytes that contribute to various physiologic and pathologic processes of the upper respiratory mucosal immune system. The goal of this review is to summarize recent research on the immunopathologic properties and immunologic role of eosinophils in CRS.
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Jeican II, Gheban D, Barbu-Tudoran L, Inișca P, Albu C, Ilieș M, Albu S, Vică ML, Matei HV, Tripon S, Lazăr M, Aluaș M, Siserman CV, Muntean M, Trombitas V, Iuga CA, Opincariu I, Junie LM. Respiratory Nasal Mucosa in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps versus COVID-19: Histopathology, Electron Microscopy Analysis and Assessing of Tissue Interleukin-33. J Clin Med 2021; 10:4110. [PMID: 34575221 PMCID: PMC8468618 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10184110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is one of the most studied rhinological disorders. Modifications of the respiratory nasal mucosa in COVID-19 patients are so far unknown. This paper presents a comparative morphological characterization of the respiratory nasal mucosa in CRSwNP versus COVID-19 and tissue interleukin (IL)-33 concentration. (2) Methods: We analyzed CRSwNP and COVID-19 samples through histopathology, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and performed proteomic determination of IL-33. (3) Results: Histopathologically, stromal edema (p < 0.0001) and basal membrane thickening (p = 0.0768) were found more frequently in CRSwNP than in COVID-19. Inflammatory infiltrate was mainly eosinophil-dominant in CRSwNP and lymphocyte-dominant in COVID-19 (p = 0.3666). A viral cytopathic effect was identified in COVID-19. Scanning electron microscopy detected biofilms only in CRSwNP, while most COVID-19 samples showed microbial aggregates (p = 0.0148) and immune cells (p = 0.1452). Transmission electron microscopy of CRSwNP samples identified biofilms, mucous cell hyperplasia (p = 0.0011), eosinophils, fibrocytes, mastocytes, and collagen fibers. Extracellular suggestive structures for SARS-CoV-2 and multiple Golgi apparatus in epithelial cells were detected in COVID-19 samples. The tissue IL-33 concentration in CRSwNP (210.0 pg/7 μg total protein) was higher than in COVID-19 (52.77 pg/7 μg total protein) (p < 0.0001), also suggesting a different inflammatory pattern. (4) Conclusions: The inflammatory pattern is different in each of these disorders. Results suggested the presence of nasal dysbiosis in both conditions, which could be a determining factor in CRSwNP and a secondary factor in COVID-19.
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- Ionuț Isaia Jeican
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Hospital of Railway Company, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (I.I.J.); (V.T.)
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Pathology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (L.B.-T.); (S.T.)
- Electron Microscopy Integrated Laboratory, National Institute for R&D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, County Emergency Hospital, 330084 Deva, Romania;
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- Department of Pathology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Imogen Medical Research Institute, County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 400014 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Proteomics and Metabolomics, MedFuture Research Center for Advanced Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.I.); (C.A.I.)
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Hospital of Railway Company, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (I.I.J.); (V.T.)
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.L.V.); (H.V.M.)
- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.L.V.); (H.V.M.)
- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babes-Bolyai University, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (L.B.-T.); (S.T.)
- Electron Microscopy Integrated Laboratory, National Institute for R&D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Cantacuzino National Military-Medical Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Oral Health, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Department of Legal Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Clinical Hospital of Infectious Disease, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Hospital of Railway Company, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (I.I.J.); (V.T.)
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- Department of Proteomics and Metabolomics, MedFuture Research Center for Advanced Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.I.); (C.A.I.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Microbiology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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Rai G, Das S, Ansari MA, Singh PK, Dar SA, Haque S, Gupta N, Sharma S, Ramachandran VG, Sharma S, Jain C, Sharma S. TLR-2 expression and dysregulated human Treg/Th17 phenotype in Aspergillus flavus infected patients of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Microb Cell Fact 2020; 19:215. [PMID: 33238997 PMCID: PMC7689976 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01481-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background T helper (Th)17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells with toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 have been acknowledged to play a critical role in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). However, its pathogenesis has been perplexed by conflicting reports on the role of Th17/Treg cells in patients of distinct ethnicities. We attempted to understand the role of Th responses induced during host defense against Aspergillus flavus. Results The percentages of Th17 (CD4+CD161+IL23R+) and Treg (CD4+CD25+FoxP3+) cell populations and various cytokine profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) challenged by A. flavus antigens were characterized from 50 CRSwNP cases, before and after treatment, and in 50 healthy controls. TLR-2 expression was analyzed in tissues of cases and controls for disease co-relation. The major pathogen identified in our study was A. flavus by mycological investigations. A marked immune imbalance was noted with elevated Th17 and decreased Tregs in PBMCs of CRSwNP patients after A. flavus stimulation. Comparatively, interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-10 levels were increased, with low transforming growth factor (TGF)-β levels in A. flavus stimulated PBMC supernatants of patients. The mRNA expression of TLR-2 in polyps of CRSwNP patients indicated significant (p = 0.001) upregulation in comparison to the controls. Conclusions Our data highlights the excessive expression of TLR-2 in nasal polyps contributing to the imbalance in Th17/Tregs population in patients. After therapy, recovery of Tregs cells indicates restoration and tissue homeostasis, though high circulating CD4+CD161+ Th17 cells may continue to be a threat to patients predisposed to future recurrences. The constant exposure and tendency of A. flavus to colonize nasal cavities can lead to a Th17 driven airway inflammation. Dysregulated Th17 with TLR-2 promote resistance to treatment and progression to the chronicity of the disease.
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- Gargi Rai
- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.,Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- S R Institute of Management and Technology, Lucknow, UP, India
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Volgger V, Louza J, Gellrich D, Eder K, Gröger M. Value of Component Resolved Diagnostics to Aspergillus fumigatus in Patients with Upper Airway Complaints. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2020; 182:120-130. [PMID: 32942277 DOI: 10.1159/000510285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sensitization to Aspergillus fumigatus is a risk factor for severe asthma. However, little is known about its presence, appearance, and impact on allergic rhinitis. Herein, we investigated the usefulness of component resolved diagnostics in patients sensitized to Aspergillus fumigatus protein extract. METHODS Seventy-eight patients with suspected allergic rhinitis and elevated IgE levels toward Aspergillus fumigatus protein extract were retrospectively evaluated regarding their total and Aspergillus-specific IgE levels and their skin prick test. Furthermore, they were tested for specific IgE antibodies against Asp f 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. RESULTS Skin prick test missed 6 patients (7.7%) with elevated IgE toward Aspergillus fumigatus protein extract. Fifty percent of patients (n = 39) were sensitized to at least one component. Even though monosensitization affected all components, all patients with positivity toward more than one component were sensitized to Asp f 1. There was a statistically significant increase of Aspergillus-specific IgE with increasing number of components affected by sensitization. Many patients were oligo- (34.6%) or polysensitized (51.3%). There was a high prevalence of sinusitis (61.8%). CONCLUSIONS Component resolved diagnostic testing toward the major allergen Asp f 1 was less sensitive than skin prick test and serology to Aspergillus fumigatus protein extract. However, sensitivity of component resolved diagnostics might be underestimated. Diagnostics of the species-specific allergens Asp f 1, 2, and 4 might allow to differentiate between genuine and cross-reactive sensitization. In the clinical routine, skin prick test and serology to crude extract remain the methods of choice.
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- Veronika Volgger
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany,
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Salamah MA, Alsarraj M, Alsolami N, Hanbazazah K, Alharbi AM, Khalifah W. Clinical, Radiological, and Histopathological Patterns of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Cureus 2020; 12:e9233. [PMID: 32821581 PMCID: PMC7430688 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objectives To explore the clinical, pathological, and imaging characteristics of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) and to analyze the correlation of disease duration with imaging and histopathology findings. Methods We reviewed all cases of AFS managed at the otorhinolaryngology department of King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Demographic and clinical features were collected, as well as imaging and histopathological findings, which were analyzed by time from onset. Results Forty-six patients were diagnosed AFS, representing 11.8% of total sinusitis cases; 25 (54.3%) were female, with mean (SD) age=33.57 (11.76). Patients presented with multiple symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (43, 93.5%), chronic headache (14, 30.4%), and hyposmia (2, 4.3%), and 36 (78.3%) were diagnosed late (≥5 years after onset). AFS involved all four sinuses in 32 (69.6%) patients and was bilateral in >53.5% of infected sinuses. Imaging showed increased intrasinus attenuation (88.2%-95.3%), complete opacification (74.4%-85.3%), sinus expansion (35.3%-51.2%), remodeling (20.6%-37.2%), wall thinning (41.2%-58.1%), and involvement of adjacent soft tissue (11.8%-25.6%), depending on the sinus type. Histology evidenced eosinophilic mucin (45.7%), eosinophils (91.3%), fungal hyphae (93.5%), and Charcot-Leyden crystals (6.5%). Patients who were diagnosed late had a higher percentage of imaging and pathological lesions, principally, the expansion and wall thinning of involved sinuses (p<0.050). Conclusion AFS represents a significant proportion of chronic sinusitis cases treated in the otorhinolaryngology department and is often diagnosed late with extensive forms. Major efforts should be made to improve the early diagnosis and management of such disease, including raising awareness about this entity among general practitioners and family physicians to enhance clinical suspicion and detection rate.
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- Marzouqi A Salamah
- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ohud Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, SAU
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, SAU
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jeddah University, Jeddah, SAU
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Sacks P, Harvey RJ, Rimmer J, Gallagher RM, Sacks R. WITHDRAWN: Topical and systemic antifungal therapy for the symptomatic treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 9:CD008263. [PMID: 30184244 PMCID: PMC6513541 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008263.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disorder of the nose and sinuses. Since fungi were postulated as a potential cause of CRS in the late 1990s, there has been increasing controversy about the use of both topical and systemic antifungal agents in its management. Although interaction between the immune system and fungus has been demonstrated in CRS, this does not necessarily imply that fungi are the cause of CRS or that antifungals will be effective its management. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of topical or systemic antifungal therapy in the treatment of CRS. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group Trials Register; the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); PubMed; EMBASE; CINAHL; Web of Science; BIOSIS Previews; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; ICTRP and additional sources for published and unpublished trials. The date of the most recent search was 8 March 2011. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised, placebo-controlled trials considering the use of topical or systemic antifungal therapy in the treatment of CRS and allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS). CRS was defined using either the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS) or American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) criteria. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We reviewed the titles and abstracts of all studies obtained from the searches and selected trials that met the eligibility criteria. We extracted data using a pre-determined data extraction form. There was significant heterogeneity of outcome data reporting with reports containing both parametric and non-parametric representations of data for the same outcomes. Means and standard deviations for change data were unavailable for a number of trials. Due to the limited reported data, we contacted authors and used original data for data analysis. MAIN RESULTS Six studies were included (380 participants). Five studies investigated topical antifungals and one study investigated systemic antifungals. The risk of bias in all included studies was low, with all trials being double-blinded and randomised. Pooled meta-analysis showed no statistically significant benefit of topical or systemic antifungals over placebo for any outcome. Symptom scores in fact statistically favoured the placebo group. Adverse event reporting was statistically significantly higher in the antifungal group. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS On the basis of this meta-analysis, there is no evidence to support the use of either topical or systemic antifungal treatment in the management of CRS.
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- Peta‐Lee Sacks
- St Vincent's HospitalSt Vincent's Clinical School806/438 Victoria StDarlinghurstSydneyAustraliaNSW 2010
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- Macquarie UniversityAustralian School of Advanced MedicineSydneyAustralia
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- St Vincent's HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Medicine806/438 Victoria StDarlinghustSydneyAustralia2010
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- St Vincent's HospitalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery806/438 Victoria StDarlinghurstSydneyAustraliaNSW 2010
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- Macquarie UniversityAustralian School of Advanced MedicineSydneyAustralia
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Allergic conversion of protective mucosal immunity against nasal bacteria in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 143:1163-1175.e15. [PMID: 30053529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation and polyposis at the nose and paranasal sinus and a high concentration of IgE in nasal polyps (NPs). The causative antigen and pathogenesis of CRSwNP remain unknown. OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify reactive allergens of IgE antibodies produced locally in NPs of patients with CRSwNP. We also attempted to unravel the differentiation pathway of IgE-producing B cells in NPs. METHODS IgE reactivity of patients with CRSwNP was investigated by characterizing single cell-derived mAbs. T-cell response against identified allergens was investigated in vitro. NP-infiltrating lymphocytes were characterized by using flow cytometry. Immunoglobulins expressed in NPs were analyzed by using high-throughput DNA sequencing for immunoglobulin. RESULTS About 20% of isolated IgE antibodies derived from NP-residing plasmablasts specifically recognized surface determinants of nasal bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Haemophilus influenzae. A TH2 response against S pyogenes was observed in patients with CRSwNP. Flow cytometric analysis revealed sizable germinal center B-like cell and plasmablast subsets expressing IgE on the cell surface in NPs. High-throughput DNA sequencing immunoglobulin analysis highlighted the clonal connectivity of IgE with IgG and IgA1. The Iε-Cα1 circle transcript was detected in NPs. CONCLUSIONS In patients with CRSwNP, nasal bacteria-reactive B cells differentiate into IgE-producing B cells through IgG/IgA1-IgE class switching, suggesting that allergic conversion of the mucosal response against nasal bacteria underlies disease pathogenesis.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Perturbations in local microbiota have been demonstrated in many chronic inflammatory diseases including chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The purpose of this paper is to review the latest microbiome research as it pertains to CRS and establish whether there is any evidence supporting the microbiome hypothesis for CRS. Treatment factors that may influence the sinonasal microbiome as well as the role of probiotics are also discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Despite significant heterogeneity in study design, tissue sampling, processing and bioinformatics analysis, consistent findings have emerged from the recent literature. Healthy individuals and CRS patients have similar overall bacterial burden of disease and share many common phylum. CRS patients, however, routinely show reductions in markers of biodiversity. Both medical and surgical treatments appear to influence the sinonasal microbiome, with certain bacterial strains associated with better treatment outcomes. The presence of microbial dysbiosis in CRS is now supported by numerous studies. Whether this dysbiosis is a cause or rather an association of the disease process still remains unclear. Although probiotic therapies show early promise, much larger studies are required to establish their real role as a treatment for CRS.
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis and the Evolving Understanding of Microbial Ecology in Chronic Inflammatory Mucosal Disease. Clin Microbiol Rev 2017; 30:321-348. [PMID: 27903594 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00060-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) encompasses a heterogeneous group of debilitating chronic inflammatory sinonasal diseases. Despite considerable research, the etiology of CRS remains poorly understood, and debate on potential roles of microbial communities is unresolved. Modern culture-independent (molecular) techniques have vastly improved our understanding of the microbiology of the human body. Recent studies that better capture the full complexity of the microbial communities associated with CRS reintroduce the possible importance of the microbiota either as a direct driver of disease or as being potentially involved in its exacerbation. This review presents a comprehensive discussion of the current understanding of bacterial, fungal, and viral associations with CRS, with a specific focus on the transition to the new perspective offered in recent years by modern technology in microbiological research. Clinical implications of this new perspective, including the role of antimicrobials, are discussed in depth. While principally framed within the context of CRS, this discussion also provides an analogue for reframing our understanding of many similarly complex and poorly understood chronic inflammatory diseases for which roles of microbes have been suggested but specific mechanisms of disease remain unclear. Finally, further technological advancements on the horizon, and current pressing questions for CRS microbiological research, are considered.
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Bacterial pathogens and microbiome alterations can contribute to the initiation and propagation of mucosal inflammation in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In this article, the authors review the clinical and research implications of key pathogens, discuss the role of the microbiome, and connect bacteria to mechanisms of mucosal immunity relevant in CRS.
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- Thad W Vickery
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado, 12631 East 17th Avenue, B205, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Hu D, Sun Z, Luo X, Liu S, Yu L, Qu Y, Yang J, Yu J, Li X, Zhang J. Drug Resistance Characteristics and Macrolide-Resistant Mechanisms of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Wenzhou City, China. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:2731-5. [PMID: 27483416 PMCID: PMC4973796 DOI: 10.12659/msm.896766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, facultative anaerobic member of the genus Streptococcus. The erythromycin-resistant methylase (erm) gene and macrolide efflux (mef) gene are the 2 main genes that can mediate SP. Transposon (Tn) also plays an important role in the collection and metastasis of the gene. In the present study we investigated the drug resistance characteristics and the macrolide-resistant mechanisms of SP in Wenzhou City, China. Material/Methods Sixty-eight strains of SP were isolated from sputum samples of hospitalized children in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. These strains were analyzed using antimicrobial susceptibility tests to determine their drug resistance to 10 kinds of antibacterials. Macrolide-resistant phenotypes were identified using K-B method. PCR method was used to analyze the erm B gene, mef A gene, and int Tn gene. Results Drug resistance rates of 68 strains of SP were 98.5%, 100.0%, 63.2%, 52.9%, 94.1%, 89.7%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 16.2%, and 14.7% for clindamycin, erythromycin, penicillin G, cefotaxime, tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, levofloxacin, vancomycin, chloramphenicol, and amoxicillin, respectively. Total detection rates of the erm B gene, mef A gene, and int Tn gene were 98.5%, 91.2%, and 100.0%, respectively. Conclusions SP shows significant multi-drug resistance in Wenzhou City, whereas there is no clinical value of macrolides antibiotics for SP. cMLSB mediated by erm B gene is the most predominant phenotype among macrolide-resistant SP. The int Tn gene may play an important role in horizontal transfer and clonal dissemination of SP drug resistance genes in Wenzhou City.
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- Dakang Hu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shengli Oil Field Shengli Hospital, Dongying, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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Rhinosinusitis is a term that has long been used to describe a diverse disease entity that encompasses several related but distinct conditions involving the paranasal sinuses. Frontal sinusitis represents one such entity with its own unique treatment considerations. Like rhinosinusitis as a whole, the role of medical management in the treatment of frontal sinusitis cannot be overlooked. Contemporary medical management of frontal sinusitis requires recognition of the unique disease process with implementation of targeted therapies aimed at addressing the specific pathophysiology.
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- Maheep Sohal
- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA; The Connecticut Sinus Institute, 21 South Road, Suite 112, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA; The Connecticut Sinus Institute, 21 South Road, Suite 112, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
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Krivopalov AA. Rhinosinusitis: Definitions, classifications, etiology and epidemiology (А review of literature). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.17116/rosrino201624239-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hulse KE, Stevens WW, Tan BK, Schleimer RP. Pathogenesis of nasal polyposis. Clin Exp Allergy 2015; 45:328-46. [PMID: 25482020 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a complex inflammatory condition that affects a large proportion of the population world-wide and is associated with high cost of management and significant morbidity. Yet, there is a lack of population-based epidemiologic studies using current definitions of CRSwNP, and the mechanisms that drive pathogenesis in this disease remain unclear. In this review, we summarize the current evidence for the plethora of factors that likely contribute to CRSwNP pathogenesis. Defects in the innate function of the airway epithelial barrier, including diminished expression of antimicrobial products and loss of barrier integrity, combined with colonization by fungi and bacteria likely play a critical role in the development of chronic inflammation in CRSwNP. This chronic inflammation is characterized by elevated expression of many key inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including IL-5, thymic stromal lymphopoietin and CCL11, that help to initiate and perpetuate this chronic inflammatory response. Together, these factors likely combine to drive the influx of a variety of immune cells, including eosinophils, mast cells, group 2 innate lymphoid cells and lymphocytes, which participate in the chronic inflammatory response within the nasal polyps. Importantly, however, future studies are needed to demonstrate the necessity and sufficiency of these potential drivers of disease in CRSwNP. In addition to the development of new tools and models to aid mechanistic studies, the field of CRSwNP research also needs the type of robust epidemiologic data that has served the asthma community so well. Given the high prevalence, costs and morbidity, there is a great need for continued research into CRS that could facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies to improve treatment for patients who suffer from this disease.
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- K E Hulse
- Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Lam K, Schleimer R, Kern RC. The Etiology and Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: a Review of Current Hypotheses. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2015; 15:41. [PMID: 26143392 PMCID: PMC4874491 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-015-0540-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a broad clinical syndrome that is characterized by prolonged mucosal inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses, and is typically divided into two subtypes based on the presence or absence of nasal polyps. The etiology and pathogenesis of both forms remain areas of active research. Over the last 15 years, a number of hypotheses have been proposed to explain all or part of the clinical CRS spectrum. These hypotheses reflect the concept that CRS results from a dysfunctional interplay between individual host characteristics and factors exogenous to the host. Six broad theories on CRS etiology and pathogenesis are discussed as follows: (1) the "fungal hypothesis," (2) the "superantigen hypothesis," (3) the "biofilm hypothesis," and (4) the "microbiome hypothesis," all of which emphasize key environmental factors, and (5) the "eicosanoid hypothesis" and (6) the "immune barrier hypothesis," which describe specific host factors. These theories are reviewed, and the evidence supporting them is critically appraised.
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- Kent Lam
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N St. Clair, Suite 1325, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N St. Clair, Suite 1325, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Mortuaire G, Gengler I, Vandenhende-Szymanski C, Delbeke M, Gatault S, Chevalier D, Prin L, Capron M. Immune profile modulation of blood and mucosal eosinophils in nasal polyposis with concomitant asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2015; 114:299-307.e2. [PMID: 25704963 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is frequently associated with asthma. Mucosal eosinophil (EO) infiltrate has been found to correlate with asthma and disease severity but not necessarily in every patient. Other multifactorial immune processes are required to determine disease endotypes and response to treatment. OBJECTIVE To evaluate EO immunomodulation for migration and survival in accordance with inflammatory protein profiles and asthmatic status in CRSwNP. METHODS Ninety-three patients (47 with asthma) with CRSwNP were included. Each patient was staged clinically according to symptom severity and polyp size. Nasal secretions were collected to establish a cytokine profile. The EOs were purified from blood samples and nasal polyps to delineate specific immunophenotypes by flow cytometry and determine in vitro EO survival in relation to asthmatic status. RESULTS The CRSwNP in patients with asthma was characterized by eosinophilia and a high level of interleukin (IL)-5 in nasal secretions. Although EOs exhibited activation profiles after mucosal migration, there was relative down-expression of IL-5 receptor-α (IL-5Rα) on nasal EOs in patients with asthma. The EO culture with IL-5 and IL-9 showed an antiapoptotic effect in patients with asthma through IL-5Rα modulation. CONCLUSION Mucosal eosinophilia seems to be induced by EO nasal trapping through modulation of adhesion receptors. In patients with asthma, EO involvement is enhanced by the antiapoptotic synergistic action of T-helper cell type 2 cytokines on IL-5Rα expression. This study shows for the first time that IL-9 is involved in EO homeostasis in CRSwNP and could explain the low benefit of anti-IL-5 therapy for some patients with asthma and nasal polyposis.
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- Geoffrey Mortuaire
- INSERM U995, Université de Lille, Lille, France; EA 2686, Université de Lille, Lille, France; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lille, France; French Eosinophil Network, University Hospital, Lille, France.
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- INSERM U995, Université de Lille, Lille, France; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lille, France
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- INSERM U995, Université de Lille, Lille, France; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lille, France
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- EA 2686, Université de Lille, Lille, France; French Eosinophil Network, University Hospital, Lille, France
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The occurrence of molds in patients with chronic sinusitis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 271:1143-8. [PMID: 24121778 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2737-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory condition of nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa. Although pathogenic bacteria were postulated as main etiological factor responsible for most cases of CRS, the involvement of molds was recently proved in some cases. The aim of the study was to conduct mycological analysis of material obtained from patients operated on due to chronic sinusitis. The study included 107 patients, 45 women and 62 men. During the surgery, a fragment of mucosa from the region of the ethmoid bulla was obtained as microbiological characteristics of this material closely resemble those of sinus mucosa. In addition, maxillary sinus lavage was obtained. The control group comprised patients without chronic sinusitis. The dithiothreitol solution method was used for the lavage examination. The tissue material (mucosal fragment from the region of the ethmoid bulla) was incubated in 2% liquid Sabouraud medium for 24 h. The material was inoculated onto culture media. The presence of molds was detected in 67% of examined samples. Overall, 41 species belonging to 12 genera were isolated. The most frequently detected genera included Penicillium spp. (46%) and Aspergillus spp. (16%). In addition, Cladosporium spp. (11%), Fusarium spp. (7%), Acremonium spp. (4%), Eurotium spp. (4%), Alternaria spp. (2%), Chaetomium spp. (1%), Geotrichum spp. (1%), Verticillium spp. (1%), Rhizopus spp. (1%), and some unidentified colonies (5%) were isolated. Penicillium crustosum, Penicillium citrinum, Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and Fusarium verticillioides were the most prevalent species.
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Bachert C, Pawankar R, Zhang L, Bunnag C, Fokkens WJ, Hamilos DL, Jirapongsananuruk O, Kern R, Meltzer EO, Mullol J, Naclerio R, Pilan R, Rhee CS, Suzaki H, Voegels R, Blaiss M. ICON: chronic rhinosinusitis. World Allergy Organ J 2014; 7:25. [PMID: 25379119 PMCID: PMC4213581 DOI: 10.1186/1939-4551-7-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a public health problem that has a significant socio-economic impact. Moreover, the complexity of this disease due to its heterogeneous nature based on the underlying pathophysiology - leading to different disease variants - further complicates our understanding and directions for the most appropriate targeted treatment strategies. Several International/national guidelines/position papers and/or consensus documents are available that present the current knowledge and treatment strategies for CRS. Yet there are many challenges to the management of CRS especially in the case of the more severe and refractory forms of disease. Therefore, the International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (iCAALL), a collaboration between EAACI, AAAAI, ACAAI, and WAO, has decided to propose an International Consensus (ICON) on Chronic Rhinosinusitis. The purpose of this ICON on CRS is to highlight the key common messages from the existing guidelines, the differences in recommendations as well as the gaps in our current knowledge of CRS, thus providing a concise reference. In this document we discuss the definition of the disease, its relevance, pharmacoeconomics, pathophysiology, phenotypes and endotypes, genetics and risk factors, natural history and co-morbidities as well as clinical manifestations and treatment options in both adults and children comprising pharmacotherapy, surgical interventions and more recent biological approaches. Finally, we have also highlighted the unmet needs that wait to be addressed through future research.
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- Claus Bachert
- Upper Airways Research Laboratory (URL), University Hospital Ghent, Kragujevac, Belgium
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- Div. of Allergy, Dept. of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois USA
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- Allergy & Asthma Medical Group & Research Center, San Diego, California USA
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- Rhinology Unit & Smell Clinic, Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia Spain
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- Section of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinics Hospital/University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Kragujevac, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rhinology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Adriaensen GFJPM, Fokkens WJ. Chronic rhinosinusitis: an update on current pharmacotherapy. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2013; 14:2351-60. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2013.837450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Piromchai P, Kasemsiri P, Laohasiriwong S, Thanaviratananich S. Chronic rhinosinusitis and emerging treatment options. Int J Gen Med 2013; 6:453-64. [PMID: 23785241 PMCID: PMC3682850 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s29977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This review describes the epidemiology and various treatments in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). Evidence for short-term use of systemic corticosteroids has been shown to be favorable in CRSwNP, but still limited in CRSsNP. Topical corticosteroids improve symptom scores in both CRS subgroups. The role of microbes in CRS is still controversial. Culture-directed antibiotics are recommended for CRSsNP with exacerbation. Long-term use of low dosage antibiotics is recommended for CRSsNP for their anti-inflammatory effects. Other emerging treatment options are also discussed.
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- Patorn Piromchai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ; Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital/University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Australia
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Chang C, Gershwin ME, Thompson GR. Fungal disease of the nose and sinuses: an updated overview. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2013; 13:152-61. [PMID: 23135919 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0320-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fungal diseases of the nose and sinuses encompasses a diverse spectrum of disease. Clinical manifestations are largely dependent upon the immune status of the host, as, given the ubiquitous nature of these organisms, exposure is unavoidable. Asymptomatic colonization of the nasal passages by fungi warrants no treatment and is common, while allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is challenging and often requires a combined approach of surgical intervention, immunotherapy, and corticosteroid administration. A diagnosis requires a combination of IgE immune reactivity, eosinophilic infiltration, and fungi recovery. Similarly, invasive disease may present only after several months of slowly progressive disease, or in rapid and fulminant fashion in the appropriate host. A differentiation of these overlapping syndromes and the pathophysiologic processes at play, and recommended treatment algorithms, are the focus of this review.
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- Christopher Chang
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Nemours/A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.
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Jain S, Das S, Gupta N, Malik JN. Frequency of fungal isolation and antifungal susceptibility pattern of the fungal isolates from nasal polyps of chronic rhinosinusitis patients at a tertiary care centre in north India. Med Mycol 2013; 51:164-9. [PMID: 22783803 DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.694486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Sarika Jain
- Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India.
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Dunmade AD, Afolabi OA, Alabi BS, Segun-Busari S, Koledoye OA. Intra-antral application of an anti-fungal agent for recurrent maxillary fungal rhinosinusitis: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2012; 6:245. [PMID: 22905703 PMCID: PMC3443669 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Introduction Fungal infection of the paranasal sinuses is an increasingly recognized entity both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Treatment has been via use of either surgical or medical modalities, or a combination of the two. Here, we present a case of utilization of intra-antral application of an anti-fungal agent in the management of recurrent fungal sinusitis in an indigent Nigerian patient. Case presentation We present the case of a 30-year-old West African Yoruba man, an indigent Nigerian clergyman, who presented to our facility with a history of recurrent nasal discharge (about one year), recurrent nasal blockage (about five months), and right facial swelling (about one week). After intra-nasal antrostomy for debulking with a systemic anti-fungal agent, our patient had a recurrence after four months. Our patient subsequently had an intra-antral application of flumetasone and clioquinol (Locacorten®-Vioform®) weekly for six weeks with improvement of symptoms and no recurrence after six months of follow-up. Conclusions We conclude that topical intra-antral application of anti-fungal agents is effective in patients with recurrent fungal maxillary sinusitis after surgical debulking.
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- Adekunle D Dunmade
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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Biksey T, Zickmund S, Wu F. Disparities in risk communication: a pilot study of asthmatic children, their parents, and home environments. J Natl Med Assoc 2011; 103:388-91. [PMID: 21809787 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30334-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Parents' knowledge and control of asthma triggers in home environments can help reduce risks associated with asthmatic children's respiratory health. This pilot study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to determine parental knowledge of their children's asthma triggers in home environments, control of those triggers, and information received and trusted. Twelve parents of asthmatic children in the greater Pittsburgh area--8 white and 4 African American--participated in one-on-one interviews about home exposures to asthma triggers. All parents described the link between asthma symptoms and both environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and pet dander exposures. House dust mites and mold were also commonly identified asthma triggers. All 8 white parents reported receiving information from physicians about controlling home environmental triggers of asthma, but the 4 African American parents reported having received no such information. However, all 12 parents reported having greater trust in information received from physicians than from other sources. White parents were significantly more aware of potential asthma triggers and performed significantly more actions to control the triggers in their homes. African American parents noted stressful experiences with primary and secondary care, less recall of information sharing about asthma triggers, and a focus on symptom management vs trigger avoidance.
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- Thomas Biksey
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3130, USA
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Sacks PL, Harvey RJ, Rimmer J, Gallagher RM, Sacks R. Topical and systemic antifungal therapy for the symptomatic treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011:CD008263. [PMID: 21833965 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008263.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disorder of the nose and sinuses. Since fungi were postulated as a potential cause of CRS in the late 1990s, there has been increasing controversy about the use of both topical and systemic antifungal agents in its management. Although interaction between the immune system and fungus has been demonstrated in CRS, this does not necessarily imply that fungi are the cause of CRS or that antifungals will be effective its management. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of topical or systemic antifungal therapy in the treatment of CRS. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Group Trials Register; the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); PubMed; EMBASE; CINAHL; Web of Science; BIOSIS Previews; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; ICTRP and additional sources for published and unpublished trials. The date of the most recent search was 8 March 2011. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised, placebo-controlled trials considering the use of topical or systemic antifungal therapy in the treatment of CRS and allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS). CRS was defined using either the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS) or American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) criteria. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We reviewed the titles and abstracts of all studies obtained from the searches and selected trials that met the eligibility criteria. We extracted data using a pre-determined data extraction form. There was significant heterogeneity of outcome data reporting with reports containing both parametric and non-parametric representations of data for the same outcomes. Means and standard deviations for change data were unavailable for a number of trials. Due to the limited reported data, we contacted authors and used original data for data analysis. MAIN RESULTS Six studies were included (380 participants). Five studies investigated topical antifungals and one study investigated systemic antifungals. The risk of bias in all included studies was low, with all trials being double-blinded and randomised. Pooled meta-analysis showed no statistically significant benefit of topical or systemic antifungals over placebo for any outcome. Symptom scores in fact statistically favoured the placebo group. Adverse event reporting was statistically significantly higher in the antifungal group. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS On the basis of this meta-analysis, there is no evidence to support the use of either topical or systemic antifungal treatment in the management of CRS.
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- Peta-Lee Sacks
- St Vincent's Clinical School, St Vincent's Hospital, 806/438 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, NSW 2010
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Kern EB, Sherris D, Stergiou AM, Katz LM, Rosenblatt LC, Ponikau J. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis: focus on intranasal Amphotericin B. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2011; 3:319-25. [PMID: 18360640 PMCID: PMC1936313 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.2007.3.2.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a chronic disease that affects 14.2% of the US adult population. Despite being widespread, little is known about the etiology of CRS. Treatment has been symptomatic and focused on relieving symptoms. Recent investigations into causes of CRS have revealed that most CRS patients have an eosinophilic infiltration of their nasal tissue (mucosa), regardless of atopy and elevated immunoglobulin E levels. Although fungi are ubiquitous and in the nasal mucus of both healthy people and patients, it is only in the patients that the eosinophils (part of the inflammatory response) are found. Fungi in the nasal mucus are harmless, yet in CRS patients these same fungi stimulate an inflammatory response, inducing the eosinophils to leave the blood vessels and enter the nasal and sinus tissue and ultimately enter the nasal airway mucus. In the nasal mucus these eosinophils attack the fungi and destroy the fungi by the release of a toxic substance called major basic protein (MBP) from the granules in the eosinophils. This degranulation and release of the toxic MBP not only destroys fungi, but also produces collateral damage injuring the nasal and sinus mucosal lining tissue. The injury to the mucosal lining makes the nasal and sinus mucosa susceptible to penetration and potential infection by bacteria. When this tissue inflammation and damage is persistent and prolonged we call it CRS. The diagnosis of CRS is based largely on symptomatic criteria, with anterior rhinoscopy or endoscopy, and, if there is any doubt about the diagnosis, computed tomography imaging is employed to confirm the presence of diseased sinus mucosa. Treatment of CRS, whether medical (intranasal corticosteroids, saline irrigations) or surgical, is aimed at decreasing inflammation and obstruction in the sinonasal passages. Antibiotics, although commonly used in CRS, should not be administered unless there is suspicion of an acute bacterial infection. The theory behind the fungal and eosinophilic etiology of CRS has led to use of an antifungal compound, intranasal Amphotericin B. In clinical studies, topical irrigation with Amphotericin B has been shown to be both a safe and effective treatment for CRS.
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- Eugene B Kern
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkNY, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkNY, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkNY, USA
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Kurimoto T, Tonari M, Ishizaki N, Matsuo J, Oku H, Sugasawa J, Ikeda T. A case of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis associated with optic neuropathy. Clin Ophthalmol 2011; 5:853-6. [PMID: 21760710 PMCID: PMC3132999 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s22713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We report a case of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) associated with optic neuropathy. The visual acuity in the right eye was suddenly reduced to no light perception on awakening in the morning. Fundus examination of both eyes on the same day showed no remarkable changes. Emergency computed tomography showed pan-sinusitis bilaterally and a partial defect of the sphenoid bone on the right side. From the clinical findings, the case was diagnosed as optic neuropathy associated with chronic sinusitis. Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) was performed on the same day, and all of the major sinuses were found to be filled with highly viscous fluid. Part of the optic canal had a defect probably due to inflammatory invasion from the adjacent sphenoid bone. Steroid therapy was started immediately postoperatively. Histopathological examination of excised polyps showed that numerous eosinophils had invaded the polyps but no hyphae were present. The patient reported that he had bronchial asthma and had had nasal polypectomy. Six months after the ESS and steroid therapy, the patient had a recurrence of the sinusitis. At that time, laboratory examination showed an elevation of total IgE and eosinophil numbers. From the clinical findings and course, this case was diagnosed as ECRS accompanied by optic neuropathy. Although ECRS rarely has ocular complications, the inflammation can spread and the optic nerve can be affected.
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- Takuji Kurimoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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Desrosiers M, Evans GA, Keith PK, Wright ED, Kaplan A, Bouchard J, Ciavarella A, Doyle PW, Javer AR, Leith ES, Mukherji A, Schellenberg RR, Small P, Witterick IJ. Canadian clinical practice guidelines for acute and chronic rhinosinusitis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2011; 7:2. [PMID: 21310056 PMCID: PMC3055847 DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-7-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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This document provides healthcare practitioners with information regarding the management of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) to enable them to better meet the needs of this patient population. These guidelines describe controversies in the management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) and include recommendations that take into account changes in the bacteriologic landscape. Recent guidelines in ABRS have been released by American and European groups as recently as 2007, but these are either limited in their coverage of the subject of CRS, do not follow an evidence-based strategy, or omit relevant stakeholders in guidelines development, and do not address the particulars of the Canadian healthcare environment. Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of CRS, along with the development of appropriate therapeutic strategies, have improved outcomes for patients with CRS. CRS now affects large numbers of patients globally and primary care practitioners are confronted by this disease on a daily basis. Although initially considered a chronic bacterial infection, CRS is now recognized as having multiple distinct components (eg, infection, inflammation), which have led to changes in therapeutic approaches (eg, increased use of corticosteroids). The role of bacteria in the persistence of chronic infections, and the roles of surgical and medical management are evolving. Although evidence is limited, guidance for managing patients with CRS would help practitioners less experienced in this area offer rational care. It is no longer reasonable to manage CRS as a prolonged version of ARS, but rather, specific therapeutic strategies adapted to pathogenesis must be developed and diffused. Guidelines must take into account all available evidence and incorporate these in an unbiased fashion into management recommendations based on the quality of evidence, therapeutic benefit, and risks incurred. This document is focused on readability rather than completeness, yet covers relevant information, offers summaries of areas where considerable evidence exists, and provides recommendations with an assessment of strength of the evidence base and degree of endorsement by the multidisciplinary expert group preparing the document. These guidelines have been copublished in both Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology and the Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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- Martin Desrosiers
- Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal Hotel-Dieu de Montreal, and Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Allergy, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Melanized or dematiaceous fungi are associated with a wide variety of infectious syndromes, including chromoblastomycosis, mycetoma, and phaeohyphomycosis. [corrected]. Many are soil organisms and are generally distributed worldwide, though certain species appear to have restricted geographic ranges. Though they are uncommon causes of disease, melanized fungi have been increasingly recognized as important pathogens, with most reports occurring in the past 20 years. The spectrum of diseases with which they are associated has also broadened and includes allergic disease, superficial and deep local infections, pneumonia, brain abscess, and disseminated infection. For some infections in immunocompetent individuals, such as allergic fungal sinusitis and brain abscess, they are among the most common etiologic fungi. Melanin is a likely virulence factor for these fungi. Diagnosis relies on careful microscopic and pathological examination, as well as clinical assessment of the patient, as these fungi are often considered contaminants. Therapy varies depending upon the clinical syndrome. Local infection may be cured with excision alone, while systemic disease is often refractory to therapy. Triazoles such as voriconazole, posaconazole, and itraconazole have the most consistent in vitro activity. Further studies are needed to better understand the pathogenesis and optimal treatment of these uncommon infections.
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Hutcheson PS, Schubert MS, Slavin RG. Distinctions between Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2010; 24:405-8. [DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background Recent reports have attempted to redefine the accepted diagnostic criteria for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS), a form of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps. As a result, the existence of AFRS as a distinct entity has been questioned, suggesting that allergy has no role in CRS with sinonasal eosinophilia, and the condition should be referred to as eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis. The purpose of the study was to differentiate between AFRS and CRS by studying antibody responses in these two clearly defined patient groups. Methods Ninety-nine patients were enrolled and classified as AFRS or CRS (without AFRS). Serum total IgE, IgG anti–Alternaria-specific antibodies (UniCAP 100), and IgE antifungal antibodies (immunoblotting) were compared between the groups. Results Sixty-four patients fit the traditional criteria for AFRS, with 35 as CRS. Mean serum total IgE and mean IgG anti–Alternaria-specific antibodies were statistically significantly increased in AFRS over CRS patients. There was also a statistically significant increase in the mean number of IgE antifungal bands from AFRS compared with CRS patients. Conclusion We have shown a clear immunologic difference between AFRS and CRS patients. The overwhelming evidence of increased total IgE and fungal-specific IgE in AFRS supports an allergic component in AFRS. IgG anti–Alternaria-specific antibodies also point to an exaggerated fungal immune response in these patients. These results support the existence of AFRS as a separate, distinct entity of CRS. It is important to recognize AFRS to ensure proper treatment in these patients.
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- Patricia S. Hutcheson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunobiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunobiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Innate immunity is an exciting area of research in rhinology because emerging evidence suggests that abnormal local immune responses, rather than pathogen-specific adaptive immunity, may play a more important role in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This article reviews important recent research regarding the innate immune system and CRS, with particular focus on the role of pattern recognition receptors, antimicrobial peptides and biofilms, epithelial ciliary function, cystic fibrosis, and cigarette smoking, and on areas for future research and therapy.
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- Eng H Ooi
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Room 413, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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Orlandi RR, Marple BF. The role of fungus in chronic rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2010; 43:531-7, viii. [PMID: 20525508 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fungus has been cited as an etiologic factor (the etiologic factor?) in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), and a vigorous debate has ensued. Initial reports of in vitro observations promoted fungus as a potential origin of CRS, yet subsequent clinical trials of topical and systemic antifungal treatments have failed to demonstrate meaningful efficacy. More recent laboratory work has cast significant doubt on the universality of the fungal hypothesis by failing to replicate one of its basic science underpinnings. Combined with clinical data about antifungal therapy's ineffectiveness, these findings appear to tip the scales against fungus as the universal etiology of CRS.
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- Richard R Orlandi
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, 50 North Medical Drive, 3C120, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Ishitoya J, Sakuma Y, Tsukuda M. Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis in Japan. Allergol Int 2010; 59:239-245. [PMID: 20657162 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-rai-0231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis is a heterogeneous disease. In Europe and the United States, it has recently been divided into two subgroups: chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). The majority of CRSwNP cases have a strong tendency to recur after surgery and show eosinophil-dominant inflammation. However, this definition has proved difficult to apply in Japan and East Asia, because more than half of the CRSwNP cases do not exhibit eosinophil-dominant inflammation in these areas of the world. In Japan in the 1990s, refractory CRSwNP to the standard treatment was focused on in clinical studies and the term "eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis" (ECRS) was introduced to identify this subgroup of chronic rhinosinusitis in 2001. ECRS is different from non-ECRS in terms of many clinical features: symptom appearance, occurrence site of nasal polyps, CT scan findings, the histology of nasal polyps, blood examination findings, clinical course after surgery, and co-morbid asthma, etc. In this review, we describe these clinical features and mention how to make a clinical diagnosis of ECRS as well as how to treat it. Finally, we discuss the pathophysiology of ECRS. The concept of ECRS in Japan would be applicable for CRSwNP in other countries including Europe and the United States.
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- Junichi Ishitoya
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yokohama City University Medical Center Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan..
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yokohama City University Medical Center Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Function in Head and Neck, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Antunes MB, Becker SS. The role of local steroid injection for nasal polyposis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2010; 10:175-80. [PMID: 20425009 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0104-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sinonasal polyps affect a small but significant percentage of patients with chronic sinusitis. Treatments vary and range from oral and topical medical treatments to surgical removal. Corticosteroids typically have been regarded as the gold standard medical treatment for sinonasal polyps. Delivery of steroids is traditionally via oral or topical means. Over the years, otolaryngologists have also found that intrapolyp injection of corticosteroids is an effective means to treat some patients with sinonasal polyps. This article reviews the prevalence, pathophysiology, and medical treatment options for sinonasal polyps. Focused attention is paid to treatment with steroid injections, including a review of its associated risks and benefits.
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- Marcelo B Antunes
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews recent insights surrounding the etiology and pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis. In particular, we highlight the increasing recognition of host-mediated mechanisms in driving mucosal inflammation. RECENT FINDINGS Published differences between epithelium from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and normal controls can be classified into several broad categories. Alterations are reported in the various components of the epithelial innate immune system including epithelial-expressed pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and the levels of antimicrobial innate immune effector molecules. Other studies demonstrate differences in the proteins involved in maintaining epithelial barrier integrity. Finally, recent studies show in chronic rhinosinusitis that epithelial-derived cytokines, chemokines and inducible surface proteins are involved in recruiting and activating cells of the adaptive immune system. CONCLUSION The sinonasal epithelium provides a mechanical and innate immune barrier to a diverse array of environmental agents. This barrier also plays a key role in regulating the acquired mucosal immune response in the nose. Recent studies suggest that defects in this barrier may foster development of chronic sinonasal inflammation in response to environmental agents, and pathogenic or commensal organisms. The ability to dissect and analyze defects in the inflammatory response in rhinosinusitis may help identify novel targets for drug development.
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- Bruce K. Tan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Thrasher JD, Crawley S. The biocontaminants and complexity of damp indoor spaces: more than what meets the eyes. Toxicol Ind Health 2009; 25:583-615. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233709348386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nine types of biocontaminants in damp indoor environments from microbial growth are discussed: (1) indicator molds; (2) Gram negative and positive bacteria; (3) microbial particulates; (4) mycotoxins; (5) volatile organic compounds, both microbial (MVOCs) and non-microbial (VOCs); (6) proteins; (7) galactomannans; (8) 1-3-β-D-glucans (glucans) and (9) lipopolysaccharides (LPS — endotoxins). When mold species exceed those outdoors contamination is deduced. Gram negative bacterial endotoxins, LPS in indoor environments, synergize with mycotoxins. The gram positive Bacillus species, Actinomycetes (Streptomyces, Nocardia and Mycobacterium), produce exotoxins. The Actinomycetes are associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, lung and invasive infections. Mycobacterial mycobacterium infections not from M. tuberculosis are increasing in immunocompetent individuals. In animal models, LPS enhance the toxicity of roridin A, satratoxins G and aflatoxin B1 to damage the olfactory epithelium, tract and bulbs (roridin A, satratoxin G) and liver (aflatoxin B1). Aflatoxin B1 and probably trichothecenes are transported along the olfactory tract to the temporal lobe. Co-cultured Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum produce a cytotoxin similar to doxorubicin and actinomycin D (chemotherapeutic agents). Trichothecenes, aflatoxins, gliotoxin and other mycotoxins are found in dust, bulk samples, air and ventilation systems of infested buildings. Macrocyclic trichothecenes are present in airborne particles <2 μm. Trichothecenes and stachylysin are present in the sera of individuals exposed to S. chartarum in contaminated indoor environments. Haemolysins are produced by S. chartarum, Memnoniella echinata and several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. Galactomannans, glucans and LPS are upper and lower respiratory tract irritants. Gliotoxin, an immunosuppressive mycotoxin, was identified in the lung secretions and sera of cancer patients with aspergillosis produced by A. fumigatus, A. terreus, A. niger and A. flavus.
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Lal D, Stankiewicz JA. Antifungal treatment and chronic rhinosinusitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2009; 9:227-31. [PMID: 19348723 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-009-0033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disease with a multifactorial etiology. Antifungal therapy is not routinely used to treat it. However, evidence implicating fungi in some forms of CRS recently has been published. Controversy exists as to whether fungi identified in sinonasal cultures are always pathogenic. Immunologic evidence supporting the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of CRS is also debated. Topical antifungal therapy is more widely used than oral therapy, with amphotericin B irrigation being the most common. Although some studies show benefit from this irrigation, others refute the efficacy. Although oral antifungal agents are used uncommonly, itraconazole is the most commonly used drug. The efficacy of oral itraconazole in CRS has never been assessed in a clinical trial. Given the current evidence, the use of antifungals to treat CRS is controversial and has limited indications.
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- Devyani Lal
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Building 105, Room 1870, 2160 South 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Benson LM, Mason CJ, Friedman O, Kita H, Bergen HR, Plager DA. Extensive fractionation and identification of proteins within nasal lavage fluids from allergic rhinitis and asthmatic chronic rhinosinusitis patients. J Sep Sci 2009; 32:44-56. [PMID: 19051193 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), and asthma are prevalent airway diseases that can have a substantial impact on a patient's quality of life. MS analyses of biological fluids can effectively screen for proteins associated with disease processes, however, initial detection of diagnostic proteins is difficult due to protein complexity and dynamic range. To enhance the detection of lower abundance proteins, intact nasal lavage fluid (NLF) proteins from nonpolypoid AR and from asthmatic CRS patients were extensively fractionated prior to LC/MS/MS analysis. Pooled NLF samples were processed to remove low molecular weight molecules and high abundance plasma proteins. Anion exchange (AX) chromatography followed by RP-LC further separated the remaining intact NLF proteins. The resulting fractions were digested with trypsin and the peptides analyzed by LC/MS/MS. Spectra were searched with MASCOT, SEQUEST, and X!Tandem to obtain peptide identifications and subsequently analyzed by Scaffold software to identify parent proteins with at least 99% confidence. The 197 identified proteins are compared to those previously cited in the literature and the workflow evaluated to determine the usefulness for the detection of lower abundance proteins. This is the first extensive list of NLF proteins generated from CRS patients with coexisting asthma.
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- Linda M Benson
- Mayo Proteomics Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Deising HB, Reimann S, Pascholati SF. Mechanisms and significance of fungicide resistance. Braz J Microbiol 2008; 39:286-95. [PMID: 24031218 PMCID: PMC3768401 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838220080002000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this review article, we show that occurrence of fungicide resistance is one of the most important issues in modern agriculture. Fungicide resistance may be due to mutations of genes encoding fungicide targets (qualitative fungicide resistance) or to different mechanisms that are induced by sub-lethal fungicide stress. These mechanisms result in different and varying levels of resistance (quantitative fungicide resistance). We discuss whether or not extensive use of fungicides in agricultural environments is related to the occurrence of fungicide resistance in clinical environments. Furthermore, we provide recommendations of how development of fungicide resistant pathogen populations may be prevented or delayed.
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- Holger B Deising
- Martin-Luther-University, Faculty of Natural Sciences III, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Phytopathology and Plant Protection , Halle (Saale) , Germany
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Thomas DC, Wormald PJ. Standardization of diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis in the Oestrus ovis infected sheep model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 21:551-5. [PMID: 17999788 DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The sheep is an established model for endoscopic surgical procedures, as well as for postsurgical healing. Standardization of the presence and the degree of eosinophilia within this model still has not been done. This study was undertaken to show the eosinophilic response secondary to Oestrus ovis parasitic infestation within the nasal cavity to standardize the sheep model of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and to set diagnostic criteria for CRS in sheep. METHODS Nasal mucosal secretions were obtained from sheep naturally infested with O. ovis and showed signs of CRS and from sheep treated with ivermectin to prevent the infestation. Full thickness mucosal biopsy specimens from the lateral nasal wall were obtained also from these sheep. After histological fixing and staining, the degree of eosinophilia in the mucous secretion smears and in the epithelial layer of the lateral nasal wall was quantified using a light microscope. RESULTS The average number of eosinophils in the mucous secretions and in the nasal wall epithelium was significantly higher in the sheep that showed signs of rhinosinusitis and had visible O. ovis larvae compared with control sheep (p = 0.003 and p = 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSION Based on the average numbers of eosinophils observed the diagnostic criterion for CRS in sheep is two eosinophils per high-power field averaged over three fields of secreted mucous smears or an average of at least one eosinophil per high-power field of nasal wall epithelial biopsy specimens.
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- Devika C Thomas
- Department of Surgery-Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Adelaide and Flinders Universities, Australia
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Ethmoid sinus mycology of chronic rhinosinusitis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 27:253-7. [PMID: 18183442 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0424-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This goal of this study was to demonstrate whether fungi were present in the ethmoid sinus in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Before surgery, swab specimens were collected from the middle meatus for conventional fungal cultures, and lavaged fluid was collected from the nasal cavity for fungal cultures by Ponikau's method. During surgery, tissue specimens were taken from the inferior turbinate and the anterior ethmoid sinus for conventional fungal cultures and detection of fungal DNA by polymerase chain reaction. The ethmoid sinus mucosa with coating mucus was also collected for fungal cultures by Ponikau's method. Among 53 specimens, three middle meatal specimens and 27 lavaged specimens (50.9%) grew fungi. Inferior turbinal mucosa did not grow fungi, but three ethmoid sinus specimens grew fungi by the conventional fungal culture method and by Ponikau's method. Alternaria DNA was detected in 42 inferior turbinal specimens (79.3%) and in 39 ethmoid sinus specimens (73.6%). Our study showed that although fungi were rarely cultured from the ethmoid sinus Alternaria DNA was detected in most of the ethmoid sinus mucosa.
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Sachse F, von Eiff C, Becker K, Steinhoff M, Rudack C. Proinflammatory impact of Staphylococcus epidermidis on the nasal epithelium quantified by IL-8 and GRO-alpha responses in primary human nasal epithelial cells. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007; 145:24-32. [PMID: 17703097 DOI: 10.1159/000107463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/07/2007] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacterial etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) still remains controversial. Whereas Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins have been detected in CRS, the impact of Staphylococcus epidermidis, a major commensal inhabitant of the nose, has not been studied. Among others, serine and cysteine proteases have been identified as factors of virulence in S. epidermidis. METHODS S. epidermidis was examined in tissue biopsies of 30 CRS patients (16 with nasal polyposis) using standard procedures. Primary human nasal epithelial cells from inferior nasal turbinates (HNECs), from nasal polyps (NPECs) and A549 airway epithelial cells were stimulated with S. epidermidis supernatants DSM20044 or ATCC35984 and the IL-8 and GRO-alpha response was quantified by ELISA. Protease-triggered chemokine responses and involvement of NF-kappaB were investigated by addition of protease or NF-kappaB inhibitors. Activation of NF-kappaB was demonstrated by quantitative DNA binding assay. RESULTS S. epidermidis was the most frequently isolated bacteria in the majority of CRS patients. HNECs and NPECs revealed no different IL-6 and IL-8 synthesis following stimulation with DSM20044 or ATCC35984. Stimulation of HNECs and A549 cells with S. epidermidis supernatants resulted in increased IL-8 and GRO-alpha expression which could be suppressed by the serine protease inhibitor AEBSF and the NF-kappaB inhibitor BAY 11 but not by the cysteine protease inhibitor E64. Results obtained for A549 cells were similar to HNECs. CONCLUSION S. epidermidis was present in the majority of CRS specimens. Proinflammatory impact of S. epidermidis supernatants on nasal epithelial cells was demonstrated by serine protease-triggered and NF-kappaB-dependent chemokine responses.
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- F Sachse
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Simon D, Simon HU. Eosinophilic disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007; 119:1291-300; quiz 1301-2. [PMID: 17399779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Eosinophilic inflammatory responses occur in association with multiple disorders. Although the initial cause and the affected organs vary among the different eosinophilic disorders, there are only 2 major pathways that mediate eosinophilia: (1) cytokine-mediated increased differentiation and survival of eosinophils (extrinsic eosinophilic disorders), and (2) mutation-mediated clonal expansion of eosinophils (intrinsic eosinophilic disorders). Independent from the original trigger, the most common cause of eosinophilia is the increased generation of IL-5-producing T cells. In some cases, tumor cells are the source of eosinophil hematopoietins. The intrinsic eosinophilic disorders are characterized by mutations in pluripotent or multipotent hematopoietic stem cells leading to chronic myeloid leukemias with eosinophils as part of the clone. Here, we propose a new classification of eosinophilic disorders on the basis of these obvious pathogenic differences between the 2 groups of patients. We then discuss many known eosinophilic disorders, which can be further subdivided by differences in T-cell activation mechanisms, origin of the cytokine-producing tumor cell, or potency of the mutated stem cell. Interestingly, many subgroups of patients originally thought to have the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome can be integrated in this classification.
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- Dagmar Simon
- Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Landsberg R, Segev Y, DeRowe A, Landau T, Khafif A, Fliss DM. Systemic corticosteroids for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a comparative study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 136:252-7. [PMID: 17275549 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of preoperative high-dose systemic corticosteroids on the radiographic and endoscopic appearance of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Eight AFRS and 10 CRSwNP patients underwent computed tomographic (CT) scans and then received preoperative 1 mg/kg prednisone for 10 days. CT scans were repeated 1 day before surgery and compared with pretreatment scans (Lund-MacKay radiologic scoring system). The endoscopic appearance was recorded intraoperatively. RESULTS The score dropped from 16 (66.4%) to 4.75 in the AFRS group and from 18.4 (23%) to 14.1 in the CRSwNP group (P=0.0064). Intraoperatively, most sinus mucosal surfaces appeared normal in the AFRS patients but were markedly edematous in the CRSwNP patients. CONCLUSION Radiographic response of AFRS to systemic corticosteroids is significantly greater compared with CRSwNP. This finding is supported by endoscopic observation.
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- Roee Landsberg
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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Danielsen A, Olofsson J. Endoscopic endonasal sinus surgery: a review of 18 years of practice and long-term follow-up. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2006; 263:1087-98. [PMID: 16937113 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0129-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A study of 1,915 patients operated on with a total of 4,285 endoscopic endonasal ethmoidal procedures during a period of 18 years is presented. The study comprises five groups of patients with (1) acute recurrent and chronic sinusitis--long-standing symptoms >3 months--(n = 733), (2) nasal/paranasal polyposis (n = 710), (3) sinogenic headache (n = 325), (4) mucoceles (n = 59) and (5) other nasal/paranasal disorders (n = 88). This group includes acute sinus infection with complications (n = 38), acute trauma/injury (n = 22), Grave's disease with exophthalmus (n = 12) and olfactory dysfunction (n = 16). The need for a thorough examination leading to a final diagnosis is emphasized. Endoscopy and CT/MRI are standard tools in the diagnostic and postoperative process. Close cooperation and educational teaching of the patient are necessary to obtain highest compliance. Long-standing medical treatment of inflammatory diseases is important to the long-term outcome and is of utmost importance to surgical success. Surgery is recommended to be performed under general anesthesia (total intravenous anesthesia or laryngeal mask anesthesia) with additional local, topical anesthetics, and can be easily performed on a day-case out-patient basis. The surgery is based upon the Messerklinger technique (MT). Peroperative complications are reduced by a skilled and meticulous surgical conduct and an adequate medication preoperatively. During this period of time, necessary controls within the first postoperative month were reduced from 3-4 to only one. Long-term follow-up secures a long-standing optimal result. Endoscopic surgery for more rare conditions, such as orbital decompression, CSF leaks and meningoceles, is recommended to be performed in specialized centers with adequate trained staff and necessary equipment. The possibilities of the picture archiving communication system, giving a number of different projections and angles and video-guided imaging peroperatively, facilitates safe surgical performances in areas usually associated with great risks and hazards. The long-term results are very good during the above circumstances. Reoperations are few and the patient satisfaction is very high.
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- Arild Danielsen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aleris Medical Hospital, Fredrik Stangs gt. 11-13, 0264 Oslo, Norway.
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Chronic inflammatory rhinitis is commonly found in dogs with chronic nasal disease and is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates in the nasal mucosa in the absence of an obvious etiologic process. The pathogenesis of lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis remains unknown. Animals respond poorly to antibiotics, oral glucocorticoids, and antihistamines, making primary infectious, immune-mediated, or allergic etiologies unlikely. Aberrant immune response to inhaled organisms or allergens may induce inflammation in some animals. Common clinical signs include nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing, epistaxis, and stertor. Diagnosis is made by performing a thorough history, physical examination, radiography or advanced imaging (via computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging), rhinoscopy, and nasal mucosal biopsy to rule out primary etiologies of nasal discharge. Treatment strategies have included various antibiotics, antihistamines, oral and inhalant steroids, nonsteroidal antiinflammatories, and antifungal medications. Some dogs may respond partially to doxycycline or azithromycin, although it is unclear whether response is related to antimicrobial or antiinflammatory properties of these drugs. Hydration of the nasal cavity through nasal drops or aerosols may limit nasal discharge, and some animals may improve with inhalant (but rarely oral) glucocorticoids.
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- Rebecca C Windsor
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease with growing impact on everyday medical practice, as its prevalence has steadily increased during the last decades. Immunoglobulin-E (IgE)-mediated airway inflammation may manifest itself as AR, asthma or both. Allergic inflammation in upper and lower airways is now considered as one airway disease, with manifestation of symptoms in upper, lower or global airway. This insight into allergic inflammation of the whole respiratory tract has consequences for the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of affected patients, as highlighted in the ARIA document. In contrast to asthma, the link between AR and associated conditions in the upper airways like rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, recurrent viral infections, adenoid hypertrophy, tubal dysfunction, otitis media with effusion and laryngitis remains less explored. It is however of utmost importance to consider the aetiological role of IgE-mediated inflammation of the nasal mucosa in several diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as they represent a large body of patient population seen by the general practitioner as well as the paediatrician, allergologist and otorhinolaryngologist. We here aim at reviewing the current literature on the relationship between AR and conditions in upper airways frequently encountered in everyday clinical practice, and highlight the need for further studies exploring the role of allergic inflammation in the development of these diseases.
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- P W Hellings
- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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