BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-33, which is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines, is now recognized as an important contributor to Th2-type immune responses. We examined whether the levels of IL-33 in sera and nasal secretions are upregulated in allergic rhinitis (AR) patients, and we tested for correlations between the IL-33 level and the parameters of atopy and the nasal symptom score. METHODS: The study included 24 Japanese cedar pollinosis patients (12 male and 12 female patients with a mean age of 47.7 years) with a history of moderate-to-severe AR, 14 house-dust-mite-sensitized patients with AR (9 male and 5 female patients with a mean age of 42 years) and 8 normal controls. We used Japan Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality-of-Life Questionnaire sheets to evaluate the nasal symptoms. We collected sera and nasal secretions to examine the level of IL-33 protein by ELISA. RESULTS: IL-33 protein was not detected in the serum of any of the subjects. However, the IL-33 level in nasal secretions was significantly elevated in patients with Japanese cedar pollinosis at peak season and in patients with perennial AR compared to Japanese cedar pollinosis patients at preseason and the normal controls. Furthermore, IL-33 in nasal secretions correlated significantly with the total nasal symptom score. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that IL-33 in nasal secretions may be related to exacerbation of AR, including that of Japanese cedar pollinosis cases.
BACKGROUND:Interleukin (IL)-33, which is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines, is now recognized as an important contributor to Th2-type immune responses. We examined whether the levels of IL-33 in sera and nasal secretions are upregulated in allergic rhinitis (AR) patients, and we tested for correlations between the IL-33 level and the parameters of atopy and the nasal symptom score. METHODS: The study included 24 Japanese cedarpollinosispatients (12 male and 12 female patients with a mean age of 47.7 years) with a history of moderate-to-severe AR, 14 house-dust-mite-sensitized patients with AR (9 male and 5 female patients with a mean age of 42 years) and 8 normal controls. We used Japan Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality-of-Life Questionnaire sheets to evaluate the nasal symptoms. We collected sera and nasal secretions to examine the level of IL-33 protein by ELISA. RESULTS:IL-33 protein was not detected in the serum of any of the subjects. However, the IL-33 level in nasal secretions was significantly elevated in patients with Japanese cedarpollinosis at peak season and in patients with perennial AR compared to Japanese cedarpollinosispatients at preseason and the normal controls. Furthermore, IL-33 in nasal secretions correlated significantly with the total nasal symptom score. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that IL-33 in nasal secretions may be related to exacerbation of AR, including that of Japanese cedarpollinosis cases.
Authors: Sarah K Wise; Sandra Y Lin; Elina Toskala; Richard R Orlandi; Cezmi A Akdis; Jeremiah A Alt; Antoine Azar; Fuad M Baroody; Claus Bachert; G Walter Canonica; Thomas Chacko; Cemal Cingi; Giorgio Ciprandi; Jacquelynne Corey; Linda S Cox; Peter Socrates Creticos; Adnan Custovic; Cecelia Damask; Adam DeConde; John M DelGaudio; Charles S Ebert; Jean Anderson Eloy; Carrie E Flanagan; Wytske J Fokkens; Christine Franzese; Jan Gosepath; Ashleigh Halderman; Robert G Hamilton; Hans Jürgen Hoffman; Jens M Hohlfeld; Steven M Houser; Peter H Hwang; Cristoforo Incorvaia; Deborah Jarvis; Ayesha N Khalid; Maritta Kilpeläinen; Todd T Kingdom; Helene Krouse; Desiree Larenas-Linnemann; Adrienne M Laury; Stella E Lee; Joshua M Levy; Amber U Luong; Bradley F Marple; Edward D McCoul; K Christopher McMains; Erik Melén; James W Mims; Gianna Moscato; Joaquim Mullol; Harold S Nelson; Monica Patadia; Ruby Pawankar; Oliver Pfaar; Michael P Platt; William Reisacher; Carmen Rondón; Luke Rudmik; Matthew Ryan; Joaquin Sastre; Rodney J Schlosser; Russell A Settipane; Hemant P Sharma; Aziz Sheikh; Timothy L Smith; Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn; Jody R Tversky; Maria C Veling; De Yun Wang; Marit Westman; Magnus Wickman; Mark Zacharek Journal: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol Date: 2018-02 Impact factor: 3.858