Do-Yeon Cho1,2, Daniel Skinner1, Calvin Mackey1, Harold B Lampkin1, Jeffrey Brent Elder1, Dong Jin Lim1, Shaoyan Zhang1, Justin McCormick1, Guillermo J Tearney3, Steven M Rowe2,4,5,6, Bradford A Woodworth1,2. 1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 2. Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 3. Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. 4. Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. 6. Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Enhancing chloride (Cl- ) secretion in sinus epithelia represents a novel therapeutic approach to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Herbal dry extract BNO 1011 enhances mucociliary clearance (MCC) via upregulation of Cl- secretion in sinonasal cultures in vitro and murine epithelium in vivo. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the BNO 1011 improves MCC and clinical parameters in a rabbit model of CRS. METHODS: After the development of CRS in 30 New Zealand white rabbits, animals were randomly assigned to receive oral placebo (n = 10), BNO 1011 (low dose [LD], 25 mg/kg/daily) (n = 10), or BNO1011 (high dose [HD], 125 mg/kg/daily) (n = 10) for 4 weeks. Outcomes included sinus opacification (Kerschner's rabbit sinus CT grade), maxillary epithelial Cl- secretion (sinus potential difference [PD] assay), airway surface liquid (ASL) depth using micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT), and submucosal gland density (SMD) on histopathology. Outcome parameters were analyzed by 2 blinded investigators. RESULTS: BNO 1011 significantly cleared sinus opacification (HD = 1.21 ± 0.63, LD = 1.26 ± 0.37,) compared to placebo (4.02 ± 0.92) (p = 0.009). BNO 1011 resulted in markedly greater mean sinus PD polarization (HD = -12.23 ± 1.4 mV, LD = -12.0 ± 3.0 mV) when compared to rabbits treated with placebo (-4.1 ± 1.1 mV) (p = 0.03). ASL depth was significantly improved when treated with HD (4.08 ± 0.06 μm) and LD (4.05 ± 0.06 μm) compared to placebo (3.5 ± 0.05 μm) (post hoc analysis, p < 0.0001). Histologically, epithelial thickness (HD = 10.0 ± 0.7 μm; LD = 13.7 ± 0.9 μm; placebo = 21.1 ± 2.3 μm; p < 0.005), subepithelial thickness (HD = 63.1 ± 6.6 μm; LD = 103.2 ± 6.7 μm; placebo = 113.3 ± 6.0 μm; p < 0.001), and SMD (HD = 22.2 ± 2.9%; LD = 31.8 ± 1.1%; placebo = 43.8 ± 1.7%; p < 0.0001) were noticeably better with the HD. CONCLUSION: Herbal dry extract BNO 1011 improves radiographic, histologic, and MCC parameters in a rabbit model of CRS.
BACKGROUND: Enhancing chloride (Cl- ) secretion in sinus epithelia represents a novel therapeutic approach to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Herbal dry extract BNO 1011 enhances mucociliary clearance (MCC) via upregulation of Cl- secretion in sinonasal cultures in vitro and murine epithelium in vivo. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the BNO 1011 improves MCC and clinical parameters in a rabbit model of CRS. METHODS: After the development of CRS in 30 New Zealand white rabbits, animals were randomly assigned to receive oral placebo (n = 10), BNO 1011 (low dose [LD], 25 mg/kg/daily) (n = 10), or BNO1011 (high dose [HD], 125 mg/kg/daily) (n = 10) for 4 weeks. Outcomes included sinus opacification (Kerschner's rabbit sinus CT grade), maxillary epithelial Cl- secretion (sinus potential difference [PD] assay), airway surface liquid (ASL) depth using micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT), and submucosal gland density (SMD) on histopathology. Outcome parameters were analyzed by 2 blinded investigators. RESULTS:BNO 1011 significantly cleared sinus opacification (HD = 1.21 ± 0.63, LD = 1.26 ± 0.37,) compared to placebo (4.02 ± 0.92) (p = 0.009). BNO 1011 resulted in markedly greater mean sinus PD polarization (HD = -12.23 ± 1.4 mV, LD = -12.0 ± 3.0 mV) when compared to rabbits treated with placebo (-4.1 ± 1.1 mV) (p = 0.03). ASL depth was significantly improved when treated with HD (4.08 ± 0.06 μm) and LD (4.05 ± 0.06 μm) compared to placebo (3.5 ± 0.05 μm) (post hoc analysis, p < 0.0001). Histologically, epithelial thickness (HD = 10.0 ± 0.7 μm; LD = 13.7 ± 0.9 μm; placebo = 21.1 ± 2.3 μm; p < 0.005), subepithelial thickness (HD = 63.1 ± 6.6 μm; LD = 103.2 ± 6.7 μm; placebo = 113.3 ± 6.0 μm; p < 0.001), and SMD (HD = 22.2 ± 2.9%; LD = 31.8 ± 1.1%; placebo = 43.8 ± 1.7%; p < 0.0001) were noticeably better with the HD. CONCLUSION: Herbal dry extract BNO 1011 improves radiographic, histologic, and MCC parameters in a rabbit model of CRS.
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