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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23157
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antimicrobial peptides; leukocyte L1 antigen complex; nasal polyps; neutrophils; sinusitis
This study investigated the expression of calprotectin in tissues of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps and explored its association with clinical features. The findings showed that calprotectin is expressed not only in neutrophils but also in eosinophils, and its expression is positively correlated with the number of eosinophils in tissues and blood. Additionally, calprotectin expression is associated with olfactory function, Lund-Mackay CT score, and JESREC score. Based on these results, calprotectin expression could serve as a biomarker for disease severity in chronic rhinosinusitis.
BackgroundCalprotectin is an antimicrobial peptide primarily secreted by neutrophils. Furthermore, calprotectin secretion increases in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with polyps (CRSwNP) and positively correlates with neutrophil markers. However, CRSwNP is known to be associated with type 2 inflammation related to tissue eosinophilia. Therefore, the authors investigated calprotectin expression in eosinophils and eosinophil extracellular traps (EETs) and explored the associations between tissue calprotectin and the clinical findings of patients with CRS. MethodsA total of 63 patients participated, and patients diagnosed with CRS were classified based on the Japanese Epidemiological Survey of Refractory Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis (JESREC) score. The authors performed hematoxylin and eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence with calprotectin, myeloperoxidase (MPO), major basic protein (MBP), and citrullinated histone H3 with the participant's tissues. Finally, correlations between calprotectin and the clinical data were examined. ResultsCalprotectin-positive cells are co-localized not only in MPO-positive cells but also in MBP-positive cells in human tissues. Calprotectin was also involved in EETs and neutrophil extracellular traps. The number of calprotectin-positive cells in the tissue was positively correlated with the number of tissue and blood eosinophils. In addition, calprotectin in the tissue is associated with the olfactory function, Lund-Mackay computed tomography score, and JESREC score. ConclusionsCalprotectin, known to be secreted by neutrophils, in CRS was also expressed in eosinophils. In addition, calprotectin, which functions as an antimicrobial peptide, may play an important role in the innate immune response based on its EET involvement. Therefore, calprotectin expression could reflect as a disease severity biomarker for CRS.
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