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Background It has been reported that there is a significant difference in the local tissue concentration of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 between chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSwNP) patients. TGF-beta has been reported to play an important role in regulating epithelial cell repair in lower airway remodeling and may be a critical factor involved in the remodeling process of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Methods Ethmoidal mucosal samples collected from CRS and healthy control patients were analyzed for TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta receptor I, TGF-beta receptor II, Smad3, phospho-Smad3, Smad7, and Smad anchor for receptor activation by Western blotting analysis. The proliferation of sinonasal epithelial cells at baseline and after TGF-beta 1 and/or EGF stimulation was evaluated by the MTT assay. Results In CRSsNP, TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta receptor I, TGF-beta receptor II, and Smad3 protein levels were significantly higher than controls. In CRSwNP, TGF-beta 1, Smad3, and pSmad3 protein levels were significantly lower than controls. Smad7 protein was significantly higher in CRS than controls. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the baseline proliferation levels of sinonasal epithelial cells were lower in CRS than controls. Conclusions CRSwNP is characterized by a lower level of TGF-signaling compared with the control. In CRSsNP, although the upstream signaling of TGF-beta was enhanced, the high Smad7 protein expression may restrain the downstream signaling components (e.g., pSmad3) and the TGF-beta antiproliferative effect on sinonasal epithelium. The difference in the local tissue concentration of TGF-beta 1 between CRSsNP and CRSwNP patients did not result in significant differences in epithelial proliferation.
- 出版日期2013-9-5
- 单位首都医科大学
