Altered Immune Regulation of Dendritic Cells and Enhanced Cytokine Production of T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- 25 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 182 (6), 535-545
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000512591
Abstract
Introduction: Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) is a refractory chronic disease defined by recurrent nasal polyps with severe eosinophilic infiltration. This is mainly due to enhanced type 2-dominant immune responses, but the underlying mechanism is still not fully understood. Objective and Methods: In the present study, we aimed to determine the characteristics of dendritic cells (DCs) and cytokine profiles of T cells in the peripheral blood of individuals with ECRS and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC). Results and Conclusion: The ratios of myeloid (m)DC1s to DCs and PD-L1+ mDC1s to mDC1s were higher in ECRS patients than in HC. The proportions of plasmacytoid (p)DCs in DCs, and human leukocyte antigen-DR+ pDCs and ILT3+ pDCs in pDCs were lower in ECRS patients than in HC. In a characterization of T cells, IL-4+CD4+, IFN-γ+CD4+, IL-4+IFN-γ+CD4+, IL-4+Foxp3+CD4+, IFN-γ+Foxp3+CD4+, IFN-γ+IL-4−Foxp3−CD4+, IL-4+CD8+, IL-4+IFN-γ+CD8+, and IL-4+Foxp3+CD8+ T-cell populations were significantly higher in ECRS patients than in HC. These results suggest that the enhanced immune regulation of mDC1, diminished capacity of pDCs, and increased proportion of the T-cell phenotypes in peripheral blood might be factors in ECRS pathogenesis.Keywords
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