Journal
CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 356-365Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/coa.13312
Keywords
acetylcholine; ciliary beat frequency; muscarinic receptor; nasal polyp; P2X7 purinergic receptor; pannexin-1 channel
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [16K11203]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16K11203] Funding Source: KAKEN
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ObjectiveWe investigated the difference in ciliary beat responsiveness to acetylcholine in ex vivo and the difference in the expressions of associated molecules (M1/M3 muscarinic receptors, pannexin-1 and P2X7 purinergic receptor) between the nasal polyp and turbinate mucosa. Study designLaboratorial study. ParticipantsNasal polyp and inferior turbinate were collected from patients with hypertrophic rhinitis and/or nasal polyp during endoscopic sinonasal surgery. Main outcome measuresThe mucosa was cut into thin strips, and ciliary movement was observed under a phase-contrast light microscope equipped with a high-speed digital video camera. The samples were also examined by scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence immunohistochemistry, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. ResultsCilia were well preserved in both tissues at the ultrastructural level. The baseline ciliary beat frequency (CBF) was not different between the two tissues. The CBF of the turbinate was significantly increased by stimulation with acetylcholine (P<0.001), but that of the polyp was not. The ratio of the acetylcholine-stimulated CBF to the baseline CBF was significantly lower in the polyp than in the turbinate (P<0.001). Immunohistochemical study revealed that immunoreactivities for M3, pannexin-1 and P2X7 were weaker in the polyp than in the turbinate. The mRNA expressions of M1, M3 and P2X7 were significantly lower and that of pannexin-1 tended to be lower in the polyp than in the turbinate. ConclusionsThese results indicate that ciliary beat responsiveness to acetylcholine is decreased in the nasal polyp. This may be explained by the decreased expressions of M3, P2X7 and probably pannexin-1 in this tissue.
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