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Liu F, Wang B, Mao C. Changes in peripheral blood IL-9, Th9, and BAFF levels in patients with allergic rhinitis and their clinical implications. Technol Health Care 2024:THC240756. [PMID: 39093090 DOI: 10.3233/thc-240756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Allergic Rhinitis (AR), a prevalent condition in otorhinolaryngology, is mediated by Type 1 hypersensitivity through IgE, characterized by Type 2 inflammatory response and eosinophil infiltration in the nasal mucosa. Since AR disease exhibits significant heterogeneity in symptom severity, an objective assessment of AR severity may facilitate better individualized treatment. OBJECTIVE To explore the changes in peripheral blood IL-9, Th9, and BAFF levels of allergic rhinitis (AR) in patients and the clinical significance associated with it. METHODS A retrospective study selected 80 AR patients admitted from January 2022 to October 2022 as the case group, dividing them into mild and moderate-to-severe groups based on symptom scores. Concurrently, 50 patients without AR, who were treated for nasal bone fractures or underwent septoplasty, were selected as the group for comparison. Alterations in the expression levels of peripheral blood IL-9, Th9, and BAFF were analyzed and compared among the different groups. The diagnostic value of serum BAFF for the severity of AR was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS Noticeable variations were observed in clinical variables among the three groups such as, total IgE levels, peripheral blood eosinophil count and proportion, TNSS, and VAS (P< 0.05), while no statistically significant differences were observed in other variables (P> 0.05). The comparison of IL-9, Th9, and BAFF among the three groups revealed statistically significant differences (P< 0.05). Analysis using multivariate logistic regression revealed that IL-9 (OR = 2.365), Th9 (OR = 2.186), BAFF (OR = 2.307) were influencing factors of moderate-to-severe AR (P< 0.05). The ROC curve indicated that the AUC for the diagnosis of moderate-to-severe AR by IL-9, Th9, BAFF were 0.770, 0.734, 0.761, respectively, and the combined detection AUC was 0.888, an area under the curve higher than individual testing. CONCLUSION Changes in peripheral blood IL-9, Th9, and BAFF levels in AR patients may function as indicators to assess the level of severity in diagnostic procedures.
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Yamasaki N, Miura K, Ogata S, Miura S, Uchimura A, Satoh Y, Toshishige M, Hosomi N, Gamboa M, Kitamura N, Kaminuma O. Generation of reporter mice for detecting the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor of activated T cells. Exp Anim 2023; 72:454-459. [PMID: 37100620 PMCID: PMC10658084 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.23-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is a transcription factor essential for immunological and other biological responses. To develop analyzing system for NFAT activity in vitro and in vivo, we generated reporter mouse lines introduced with NFAT-driven enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) expressing gene construct. Six tandem repeats of -286 to -265 of the human IL2 gene to which NFAT binds in association with its co-transcription factor, activator protein (AP)-1, was conjunct with thymidine kinase minimum promoter and following EGFP coding sequence. Upon introduction of the resulting reporter cassette into C57BL/6 fertilized eggs, the transgenic mice were obtained. Among 7 transgene-positive mice in 110 mice bone, 2 mice showed the designated reporter mouse character. Thus, the EGFP fluorescence of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in these mice was enhanced by stimulation through CD3 and CD28. Each of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and ionomycin (IOM) stimulation weakly but their combined stimulation strongly enhanced EGFP expression. The stimulation-induced EGFP upregulation was also observed following T cell subset differentiation in a different manner. The EGFP induction by PMA + IOM stimulation was more potent than that by CD3/CD28 stimulation in helper T (Th)1, Th2, Th9, and regulatory T cells, while both stimulation conditions displayed the equivalent EGFP induction in Th17 cells. Our NFAT reporter mouse lines are useful for analyzing stimulation-induced transcriptional activation mediated by NFAT in cooperation with AP-1 in T cells.
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- Norimasa Yamasaki
- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Avenue. Alonso de Ribera 2850, Concepción, Bío Bío 4090541, Chile
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- Neurovirology Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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Chiang TY, Yang YR, Zhuo MY, Yang F, Zhang YF, Fu CH, Lee TJ, Chung WH, Chen L, Chang CJ. Microbiome profiling of nasal extracellular vesicles in patients with allergic rhinitis. World Allergy Organ J 2022; 15:100674. [PMID: 36017065 PMCID: PMC9386106 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2022.100674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Tsai-Yeh Chiang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Chang Gung Allergology Consortium, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Xiamen Chang Gung Allergology Consortium, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Medical Research Center, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Dermatology and Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan
- Cancer Vaccine and Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Xiamen Chang Gung Allergology Consortium, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Corresponding author. Xiamen Chang Gung Allergology Consortium, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- Xiamen Chang Gung Allergology Consortium, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Medical Research Center, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- Department of Dermatology and Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
- Corresponding author. Medical Research Center, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Th17-Dependent Nasal Hyperresponsiveness Is Mitigated by Steroid Treatment. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12050674. [PMID: 35625602 PMCID: PMC9138412 DOI: 10.3390/biom12050674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Th17 cells are implicated in allergic inflammatory diseases, including allergic rhinitis (AR), though the effect of steroids on Th17 cell-dependent nasal responses is unclear. Herein, we investigated a nasal inflammation model elicited by allergen provocation in mice infused with Th17 cells and its responsiveness against steroid treatment. We transferred BALB/c mice with Th17 cells, which were differentiated in vitro and showed a specific reaction to ovalbumin (OVA). We challenged the transferred mice by intranasal injection of OVA and to some of them, administered dexamethasone (Dex) subcutaneously in advance. Then, we assessed immediate nasal response (INR), nasal hyperresponsiveness (NHR), and inflammatory cell infiltration into the nasal mucosa. The significant nasal inflammatory responses with massive neutrophil accumulation, INR, and NHR were induced upon allergen challenge. Allergen-induced INR and NHR were significantly suppressed by Dex treatment. This study suggested the effectiveness of steroids on Th17 cell-mediated nasal responses in AR.
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Pawankar R, Kim YY. Glimpses of the life journey of Prof. Sohei Makino, MD, PhD. Asia Pac Allergy 2021; 11:e35. [PMID: 34386411 PMCID: PMC8331262 DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2021.11.e35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Ruby Pawankar
- Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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